Semi-Detached 3 sales on record

39 MELTHAM AVENUE

MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1FE

£395,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Withington, SE-bound Golborne Avenue	0.0 miles
Shop	Burton Store	0.2 miles
Hospital	Withington Clinic	0.5 miles
Train station	Burnage	1.2 miles
University	Fallowfield Reception and Richmond Amenities Building	1.4 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

102 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£395,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£3,873/m²

Local average

£489,624 (72 sales)

Street crime

1 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 25/05/2018

Expiry date: 24/05/2028

Current heating cost: £718/year

Potential heating cost: £564/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £13,520

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

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£20)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£5,000 - £8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	05/03/2026	£395,000	Semi-detached	+33%	£392,842 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	18/12/2018	£297,000	Semi-detached	+500%	£447,961 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	14/04/2000	£49,500	Semi-detached	—	£339,962 to April 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	£395,000
listed	08/08/2025	£380,000
sold	01/01/2018	£297,000
sold	01/01/2008	£167,000
sold	01/01/2000	£49,500

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
1 ELMSTEAD AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1EW	£335,000	08/01/2026	Semi-detached
144 GOLBORNE AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1EH	£315,000	13/02/2025	Semi-detached
21 CHATHAM GROVE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1HS	£750,000	07/12/2023	Semi-detached
16 ABBERTON ROAD, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1HU	£722,500	03/05/2023	Semi-detached
14 ABBERTON ROAD, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1HU	£530,000	21/12/2022	Semi-detached
1 SANDHURST AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1ED	£530,000	11/11/2022	Semi-detached
10 SANDHURST AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1ED	£725,000	23/08/2022	Semi-detached
4 SANDHURST AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1ED	£620,000	10/03/2022	Semi-detached
2 ABBERTON ROAD, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1HU	£520,000	01/03/2022	Semi-detached
75 MELTHAM AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1FE	£351,500	21/01/2022	Semi-detached
17 CHATHAM GROVE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1HS	£699,950	16/12/2021	Semi-detached
31 SANDHURST AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1ED	£570,000	26/11/2021	Semi-detached
69 MELTHAM AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1FE	£405,000	14/09/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £544,150 (13 sales)

For sale comparables

Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property).

Address	Price	Beds	Type	Distance
Barlow Moor Road, Didsbury	£995,000	10	Semi-detached	0.77 mi
Heathside Road, Manchester	£539,000	—	Semi-detached	0.82 mi
Manchester, M20	£1,300,000	5	Semi-detached	0.83 mi
Anerley Road, Didsbury, Manchester, M20	£700,000	4	Semi-detached	0.86 mi
Amherst Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M14	£750,000	—	Semi-detached	0.9 mi
Fog Lane, Didsbury, M20	£1,395,000	5	Semi-detached	0.97 mi

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 6.2%

10y growth 76.6%

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

1y (index) 3.9%

5y (index) 23.5%

10y (index) 83.5%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,217/mo

Realistic £1,352/mo

Optimistic £1,487/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Manchester.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Central Greater Manchester: 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 Semi-Detached House, Dennison Ave, M20	£1,500/mo	3	0.42 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,500/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.38%

Max investor price (0.8%) £187,500

Target investor price (1%) £150,000

Gross yield 4.6%

Cost-to-rent ratio 21.9×

Monthly cashflow £-231/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -2.4%

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

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	1
Total incidents	1

Within 1 mile during May 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
Old Moat Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Outstanding — 18 Sep 2024
Cavendish Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 18 Nov 2014
Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit	Other	0.4 miles	Good — 8 Sep 2014
West Didsbury CE Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 5 Jul 2018
St Paul's CofE Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 23 May 2013

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
17/11/2008	10/11/2008	2	2
20/06/2005	03/05/2005	5	—

# 39 MELTHAM AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1FE

## Property details

- Slug: `45d1ebb` (address key hash: `45d1ebb1342cd3288e6288bf8dec61d43b8f8302`)
- Postcode: M20 1FE
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 102 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £395,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £3,873/m²
- Local average: £489,624 (72 sales)
- Street crime: 1 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £395,000
- Date: 2026-03-05
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 24/05/2028
- **Current heating cost:** £718/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £13,520

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- E (£20)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8806-4754-1329-6226-1583)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-05 | £395,000 | Semi-detached | +33% | £392,842 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-252b-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2018-12-18 | £297,000 | Semi-detached | +500% | £447,961 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/80e1aa98-0c2d-7bf8-e053-6c04a8c00bf2) |
| Sold | 2000-04-14 | £49,500 | Semi-detached | — | £339,962 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/cc809a2d-cf4e-4a9d-a37e-90b14587afed) |

*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 MELTHAM AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1FE | £395,000 | 05/03/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 39 MELTHAM AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1FE | £297,000 | 18/12/2018 | Semi-detached |
| 39 MELTHAM AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1FE | £49,500 | 14/04/2000 | 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: [165551267](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/ede0f9d)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £395,000 |
| listed | 2025-08-08 | £380,000 |
| sold | 2018-01-01 | £297,000 |
| sold | 2008-01-01 | £167,000 |
| sold | 2000-01-01 | £49,500 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 1 ELMSTEAD AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1EW | £335,000 | 08/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 144 GOLBORNE AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1EH | £315,000 | 13/02/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 21 CHATHAM GROVE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1HS | £750,000 | 07/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 16 ABBERTON ROAD, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1HU | £722,500 | 03/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 14 ABBERTON ROAD, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1HU | £530,000 | 21/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1 SANDHURST AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1ED | £530,000 | 11/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 10 SANDHURST AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1ED | £725,000 | 23/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 SANDHURST AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1ED | £620,000 | 10/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 2 ABBERTON ROAD, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1HU | £520,000 | 01/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 75 MELTHAM AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1FE | £351,500 | 21/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 17 CHATHAM GROVE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1HS | £699,950 | 16/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 31 SANDHURST AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1ED | £570,000 | 26/11/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 69 MELTHAM AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 1FE | £405,000 | 14/09/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £544,150 (13 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property).*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Barlow Moor Road, Didsbury](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/536df2d) | £995,000 | 10 | Semi-detached | 0.77 mi |
| [Heathside Road, Manchester](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c3ba2bc) | £539,000 | — | Semi-detached | 0.82 mi |
| [Manchester, M20](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2837e3a) | £1,300,000 | 5 | Semi-detached | 0.83 mi |
| [Anerley Road, Didsbury, Manchester, M20](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/7b8bec9) | £700,000 | 4 | Semi-detached | 0.86 mi |
| [Amherst Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M14](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/ed65b86) | £750,000 | — | Semi-detached | 0.90 mi |
| [Fog Lane, Didsbury, M20](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2a052fb) | £1,395,000 | 5 | Semi-detached | 0.97 mi |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 6.2%
- **10y growth:** 76.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 3.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 23.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 83.5%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,217/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,352/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,487/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Central Greater Manchester (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 Semi-Detached House, Dennison Ave, M20 | £1,500/mo | 3 | 0.42 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,500/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.38% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £187,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £150,000

*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 £1,500/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 21.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-231/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -2.4%

*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:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[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 May 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Old Moat Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Outstanding — 18 Sep 2024 |
| Cavendish Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 18 Nov 2014 |
| Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit | Other | 0.4 miles | Good — 8 Sep 2014 |
| West Didsbury CE Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 5 Jul 2018 |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 23 May 2013 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #6145718
- **Address:** 39 Meltham Avenue, MANCHESTER, M20 1FE
- **Certificate Issued:** 17/11/2008
- **Work Completed:** 10/11/2008
- **Items:** 2 window(s), 2 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #2798144
- **Address:** 39 Meltham Avenue, MANCHESTER, M20 1FE
- **Certificate Issued:** 20/06/2005
- **Work Completed:** 03/05/2005
- **Items:** 5 window(s)