# 50 MARGARET ASHTON CLOSE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M9 4PZ

## Property details

- Slug: `285fd41` (address key hash: `285fd4122779820da378e5691d0d7fa55dd20f22`)
- Postcode: M9 4PZ
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 70 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1991-1995
- Last sold: £255,000 May 2026
- Price per m²: £3,643/m²
- Local average: £220,468 (39 sales)
- Street crime: 1 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £255,000
- Date: 2026-05-08
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 28/01/2036
- **Current heating cost:** £615/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/5636-4529-9500-0271-8226)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-05-08 | £255,000 | Semi-detached | — | £259,679 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/559c5ad5-1304-afe3-e063-4804a8c004a4) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 50 MARGARET ASHTON CLOSE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M9 4PZ | £255,000 | 08/05/2026 | 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: [171416402](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/4c8f0e5)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-01-24 | £250,000 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £255,000 |
| sold | 2002-01-01 | £58,950 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 33 MARGARET ASHTON CLOSE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M9 4PZ | £220,000 | 22/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 24 MARGARET ASHTON CLOSE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M9 4PZ | £130,000 | 20/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 42 MARGARET ASHTON CLOSE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M9 4PZ | £220,000 | 24/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 2 EDGEWOOD ROAD, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M9 4QU | £252,000 | 21/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1C NIGEL ROAD, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M9 4LB | £202,000 | 31/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6 KINGSLEY AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M9 4WN | £177,000 | 30/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 18 MARGARET ASHTON CLOSE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M9 4PZ | £112,000 | 30/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 128 ASHLEY LANE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M9 4NT | £221,000 | 14/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 MARGARET ASHTON CLOSE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M9 4PZ | £165,000 | 28/10/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £188,778 (9 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Blue Bell Avenue, Manchester](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/94a065c) | £250,000 | 3 | Semi-detached | 0.59 mi |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 36.5%
- **10y growth:** 133.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Manchester; Semi-detached series; as of July 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 26.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 85%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,236/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,373/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,510/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Central Greater Manchester (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| Studio Flat, Orchid St, M9 | £2,500/mo | 1 | 0.6 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Orchid St, M9 | £2,500/mo | 1 | 0.6 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,500/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.98% (okay)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £312,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £250,000

*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 £2,500/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 11.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 8.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £1,221/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 19.8%

*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 |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **1** |

*Within 1 mile during Aug 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Lily Lane Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Inadequate — 18 Jul 2022 |
| Moston Lane Community Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 14 Nov 2022 |
| St Edmund's RC Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 23 Sep 2024 |
| St Dunstan's RC Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 21 Apr 2016 |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement — 9 Sep 2024 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #5741097
- **Address:** 50 Margaret Ashton Close, MANCHESTER, M9 4PZ
- **Certificate Issued:** 09/06/2008
- **Work Completed:** 12/05/2008
- **Items:** 12 window(s), 2 door(s)