7 Dovehouse Close, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7PE

7 Dovehouse Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Whitefield, Manchester, Manchester (M45 7PE). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2012, 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 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 sits 73% above the 2014 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 63.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.