Apartment 2, 2 Oriel Gardens, Salford, M7 1AA
About Apartment 2
Apartment 2 is a detached house in Salford (M7 1AA). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band B. At 79 m² this is the 5th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–125 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (March 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.
Across 2012–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 52.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 79 m² it's 22.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 15 EPCs). Most recent transfer: February 2023 at £225,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Apartment 2 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
22applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Apartment 2 valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£245,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 11 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
3 February 2023Most recent
£225,000
+60.7%over 10 years25 March 2012
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in M7 1AA: £262,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in M7 1AA
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Oriel Gardens homes
Apartment 2 outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,848
Street avg £2,305
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 47 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Broughton Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
River View Community Primary School. 49 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB