Flat 2, 39 Delamere Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 5GL

Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Urmston, Manchester, Manchester (M41 5GL). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). Main heating runs on electricity. At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom.

Held since April 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 is 41.4% above the 2008 sale price.