Flat 11, 19 Bandy Fields Place, Salford, M7 2ZT

Flat 11 is a one-bedroom detached house in Salford (M7 2ZT). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 512 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–63 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (56 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (June 2010) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since June 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. 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 (104 m² across 40 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. Today's modelled estimate of £104,000 sits 57.6% above the 2008 sale of £66,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 19.1% below the postcode norm.