43 Kempster Gardens, Salford, M7 1AE

43 Kempster Gardens is a one-bedroom detached house in Salford (M7 1AE). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. At 38 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–115 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2011–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 is 31.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 45.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (November 2017).