Detached 3 sales on record

101 DUNSTER DRIVE

URMSTON, MANCHESTER, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, M41 6WR

£355,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Lytham Road/Irlam Road	0.2 miles
Shop	Princes Park Garden Centre Charity Shop	0.6 miles
Train station	Flixton	0.9 miles
Hospital	Altrincham Health and Wellbeing Centre	4.5 miles
University	University of Chester - Warrington Campus	6.2 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

76 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£355,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£4,671/m²

Local average

£538,393 (28 sales)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 31/07/2018

Expiry date: 30/07/2028

Current heating cost: £778/year

Potential heating cost: £597/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £13,940

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 (£40)
Upgrade heating controls (£350 - £450)
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	16/03/2026	£355,000	Detached	+255%	£354,323 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	14/04/2005	£100,000	Detached	+25%	£235,281 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	05/01/2005	£80,000	Detached	—	£184,088 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	£355,000
listed	05/12/2025	£350,000
sold	01/01/2025	£236,000
sold	01/01/2005	£100,000
sold	01/01/2005	£80,000

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
1 KENILWORTH ROAD, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, M41 6WD	£325,000	12/04/2023	Detached
12 COMPTON CLOSE, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, M41 6WG	£345,000	30/11/2022	Detached
137 IRLAM ROAD, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, M41 6WF	£440,000	07/10/2022	Detached
4 STILE CLOSE, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, M41 5TU	£340,000	23/06/2022	Detached
17 TOWN GATE DRIVE, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, M41 6ER	£340,000	27/05/2022	Detached
65 DUNSTER DRIVE, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, M41 6WR	£355,000	18/03/2022	Detached
5 BARN CLOSE, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, M41 6QF	£269,950	27/08/2021	Detached

Area average: £344,993 (7 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
Woodsend Road South, Flixton, Manchester, M41	£400,000	3	Detached	0.59 mi
Vicarage Road, Irlam, M44	£295,000	3	Detached	0.73 mi
Ratcliffe Avenue, Irlam, M44	£375,000	3	Detached	0.81 mi

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 30.1%

10y growth 84.6%

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

1y (index) 2.6%

5y (index) 21.2%

10y (index) 63.8%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,229/mo

Realistic £1,365/mo

Optimistic £1,502/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Trafford.

LHA (30th percentile) 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
2 Bed Flat, Longworth Close, M41	£642/mo	2	0.55 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £642/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.18%

Max investor price (0.8%) £80,250

Target investor price (1%) £64,200

Gross yield 2.2%

Cost-to-rent ratio 46.1×

Monthly cashflow £-845/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -9.9%

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
Total incidents	0

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
Delamere School	Other	0.4 miles	Outstanding — 12 Sep 2017
Wellacre Technology Academy	Secondary	0.4 miles	Requires improvement — 22 Jan 2024
Acre Hall Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Requires improvement — 8 Sep 2024
St Monica's RC Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 22 Oct 2014
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	Requires improvement — 15 Jan 2023

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 101 DUNSTER DRIVE, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, M41 6WR

## Property details

- Slug: `bc556aa` (address key hash: `bc556aa8809ce25d5599d25ad60218859cec0a81`)
- Postcode: M41 6WR
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 76 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £355,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £4,671/m²
- Local average: £538,393 (28 sales)

## Latest sale

- Price: £355,000
- Date: 2026-03-16
- Type: D
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 30/07/2028
- **Current heating cost:** £778/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £13,940

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- E (£40)
- G (£350 - £450)
- 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/0557-2899-7837-9578-6145)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-16 | £355,000 | Detached | +255% | £354,323 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-fe00-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2005-04-14 | £100,000 | Detached | +25% | £235,281 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/930690c1-2962-497e-863d-574ce203fd72) |
| Sold | 2005-01-05 | £80,000 | Detached | — | £184,088 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/2913f539-37b4-4192-99b2-8549fad72017) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 101 DUNSTER DRIVE, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, M41 6WR | £355,000 | 16/03/2026 | Detached |
| 101 DUNSTER DRIVE, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, M41 6WR | £100,000 | 14/04/2005 | Detached |
| 101 DUNSTER DRIVE, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, M41 6WR | £80,000 | 05/01/2005 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [170053952](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/e513ace)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £355,000 |
| listed | 2025-12-05 | £350,000 |
| sold | 2025-01-01 | £236,000 |
| sold | 2005-01-01 | £100,000 |
| sold | 2005-01-01 | £80,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 1 KENILWORTH ROAD, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, M41 6WD | £325,000 | 12/04/2023 | Detached |
| 12 COMPTON CLOSE, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, M41 6WG | £345,000 | 30/11/2022 | Detached |
| 137 IRLAM ROAD, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, M41 6WF | £440,000 | 07/10/2022 | Detached |
| 4 STILE CLOSE, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, M41 5TU | £340,000 | 23/06/2022 | Detached |
| 17 TOWN GATE DRIVE, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, M41 6ER | £340,000 | 27/05/2022 | Detached |
| 65 DUNSTER DRIVE, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, M41 6WR | £355,000 | 18/03/2022 | Detached |
| 5 BARN CLOSE, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, M41 6QF | £269,950 | 27/08/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £344,993 (7 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Woodsend Road South, Flixton, Manchester, M41](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/ffa6322) | £400,000 | 3 | Detached | 0.59 mi |
| [Vicarage Road, Irlam, M44](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/eea25dc) | £295,000 | 3 | Detached | 0.73 mi |
| [Ratcliffe Avenue, Irlam, M44](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/8b9d36d) | £375,000 | 3 | Detached | 0.81 mi |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 30.1%
- **10y growth:** 84.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Trafford; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 21.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 63.8%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,229/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,365/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,502/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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Longworth Close, M41 | £642/mo | 2 | 0.55 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £642/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.18% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £80,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £64,200

*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 £642/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 46.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-845/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -9.9%

*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

- **Total incidents:** 0

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Delamere School | Other | 0.4 miles | Outstanding — 12 Sep 2017 |
| Wellacre Technology Academy | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Requires improvement — 22 Jan 2024 |
| Acre Hall Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement — 8 Sep 2024 |
| St Monica's RC Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 22 Oct 2014 |
| Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Requires improvement — 15 Jan 2023 |