4 Cecil Drive, Urmston, Manchester, M41 8UW

4 Cecil Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Urmston, Manchester, Manchester (M41 8UW). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1207 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.

At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 sits 109.6% above the 2011 sale of £209,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 20% below the postcode norm. On the market in June 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.