Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

39 LOWTHER ROAD

PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QG

£300,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Sandy Lane/Butterstile Lane	0.1 miles
Shop	Unknown	0.1 miles
Train station	Clifton	1.1 miles
Hospital	Salford Gastric Bypass Surgery	2.7 miles
University	UCEN Manchester (City Campus)	3.1 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

99 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£300,000 Apr 2026

Price per m²

£3,030/m²

Local average

£336,949 (50 sales)

Street crime

1 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 02/09/2025

Expiry date: 01/09/2035

Current heating cost: £1,081/year

Potential heating cost: £782/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £10,200

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£900 - £1,500)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	29/04/2026	£300,000	Semi-detached	+57.9%	£303,361 to June 2026	View transaction
Sold	24/09/2015	£190,000	Semi-detached	—	£345,832 to June 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£300,000
listed	08/09/2025	£285,000
sold	01/01/2015	£190,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
13 SHELLEY ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9GH	£350,000	09/01/2026	Semi-detached
44 DUCKWORTH ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QH	£360,450	12/12/2025	Semi-detached
1 SANDYWAY, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9PG	£305,000	27/11/2025	Semi-detached
12 DUCKWORTH ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QH	£209,000	25/04/2025	Semi-detached
42 SHELLEY ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QJ	£286,500	18/09/2023	Semi-detached
80A SANDY LANE, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9PS	£475,000	21/12/2022	Semi-detached
7 SANDYWAY, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9PG	£285,000	21/12/2022	Semi-detached
24 SHAKESPEARE ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9GW	£270,000	02/12/2022	Semi-detached
87 SANDY LANE, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9PS	£245,000	28/10/2022	Semi-detached
20 LOWTHER ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QQ	£310,000	20/10/2022	Semi-detached
29 SHELLEY ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9GH	£290,000	01/08/2022	Semi-detached
54 DUCKWORTH ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QH	£304,000	11/07/2022	Semi-detached
85 SANDY LANE, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9PS	£275,000	04/07/2022	Semi-detached
30 DUCKWORTH ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QH	£295,000	27/06/2022	Semi-detached
55 LOWTHER ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QG	£271,650	17/12/2021	Semi-detached
32 DUCKWORTH ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QH	£300,000	03/12/2021	Semi-detached
94 BUTTERSTILE LANE, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9PP	£242,000	05/11/2021	Semi-detached
16 SHELLEY ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QJ	£239,000	03/11/2021	Semi-detached
24 DUCKWORTH ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QH	£280,000	24/09/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £294,347 (19 sales)

For sale comparables

Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type and bedroom count.

Address	Price	Beds	Type	Distance
Malvern Close, Prestwich, M25	£273,000	3	Semi-detached	0.94 mi

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 12.7%

10y growth 68.8%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Bury. Series: Semi-detached. As of June 2026.

1y (index) 3.8%

5y (index) 22%

10y (index) 75%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Bury. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £872/mo

Realistic £969/mo

Optimistic £1,066/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Bury.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Bolton and Bury: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Terraced House, Lynmouth Court, M25	£1,500/mo	3	0.09 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Polefield Road, M25	£1,600/mo	3	1.16 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,550/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.52%

Max investor price (0.8%) £193,750

Target investor price (1%) £155,000

Gross yield 6.2%

Cost-to-rent ratio 16.1×

Monthly cashflow £189/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 2.6%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

INSPIRE registered land data is not available for this location yet.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Other crime	1
Total incidents	1

Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Butterstile Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 25 Jun 2023
Manchester Mesivta School	Secondary	0.5 miles	Requires improvement — 7 Mar 2024
Park View Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 9 Nov 2012
St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich	Primary	0.6 miles	Outstanding — 2 Oct 2014
Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 28 Jun 2023

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 39 LOWTHER ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QG

## Property details

- Slug: `97a4fc3` (address key hash: `97a4fc3a842d2067d15389d406f9fccde735df37`)
- Postcode: M25 9QG
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 99 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £300,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £3,030/m²
- Local average: £336,949 (50 sales)
- Street crime: 1 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £300,000
- Date: 2026-04-29
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 01/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,081/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £10,200

### Recommendations
- B (£900 - £1,500)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/3212-8045-9002-0901-1102)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-29 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | +57.9% | £303,361 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5340b1c5-6067-8052-e063-4804a8c06ee4) |
| Sold | 2015-09-24 | £190,000 | Semi-detached | — | £345,832 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/23b6165e-40cc-fcf4-e050-a8c0620577fa) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 39 LOWTHER ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QG | £300,000 | 29/04/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 39 LOWTHER ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QG | £190,000 | 24/09/2015 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [166708877](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1297a4b)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £300,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-08 | £285,000 |
| sold | 2015-01-01 | £190,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 13 SHELLEY ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9GH | £350,000 | 09/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 44 DUCKWORTH ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QH | £360,450 | 12/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 1 SANDYWAY, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9PG | £305,000 | 27/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 12 DUCKWORTH ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QH | £209,000 | 25/04/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 42 SHELLEY ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QJ | £286,500 | 18/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 80A SANDY LANE, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9PS | £475,000 | 21/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 7 SANDYWAY, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9PG | £285,000 | 21/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 24 SHAKESPEARE ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9GW | £270,000 | 02/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 87 SANDY LANE, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9PS | £245,000 | 28/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 20 LOWTHER ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QQ | £310,000 | 20/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 29 SHELLEY ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9GH | £290,000 | 01/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 54 DUCKWORTH ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QH | £304,000 | 11/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 85 SANDY LANE, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9PS | £275,000 | 04/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 30 DUCKWORTH ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QH | £295,000 | 27/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 55 LOWTHER ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QG | £271,650 | 17/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 32 DUCKWORTH ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QH | £300,000 | 03/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 94 BUTTERSTILE LANE, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9PP | £242,000 | 05/11/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 16 SHELLEY ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QJ | £239,000 | 03/11/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 24 DUCKWORTH ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, M25 9QH | £280,000 | 24/09/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £294,347 (19 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type and bedroom count.*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Malvern Close, Prestwich, M25](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c072239) | £273,000 | 3 | Semi-detached | 0.94 mi |

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 12.7%
- **10y growth:** 68.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Bury; Semi-detached series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 22%
- **10y growth (index):** 75%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Bury). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £872/mo
- **Realistic:** £969/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,066/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Bolton and Bury (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Lynmouth Court, M25 | £1,500/mo | 3 | 0.09 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Polefield Road, M25 | £1,600/mo | 3 | 1.16 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,550/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.52% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £193,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £155,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,550/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 16.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £189/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 2.6%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Other crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **1** |

*Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Butterstile Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 25 Jun 2023 |
| Manchester Mesivta School | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement — 7 Mar 2024 |
| Park View Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 9 Nov 2012 |
| St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich | Primary | 0.6 miles | Outstanding — 2 Oct 2014 |
| Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 28 Jun 2023 |