For sale Semi-detached

Austin Drive

Didsbury, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M20, M20 6EG

3 beds 1 baths Listed 23 Oct 2026 (-11d)

£480,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Council tax band

C

Local average

£497,739 (-3.6%)

Deprivation

Decile 10 (32,096 of 33,755)

Street crime

0 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

Key features

  • Three Bedrooms
  • Semi Detached
  • Great Location
  • Chain Free

Additional details

Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes

Description

This attractive three-bedroom semi-detached home offers spacious and well-presented accommodation throughout, making it an ideal purchase for families, professionals and those looking to establish themselves in one of South Manchester's most sought-after locations.

Conveniently positioned within easy reach of Didsbury Village and West Didsbury, the property enjoys access to an excellent range of independent cafés, bars and restaurants. Excellent transport links are also close by, including Burnage Station providing direct access into Manchester City Centre, Manchester Airport and beyond.

The property is also ideally located for enjoying the outdoors, with both Fog Lane Park, Fletcher Moss Park and the scenic River Mersey walkways nearby.

Upon entering this home you are greeted with an entrance hallway leading to the living room looking to the front and dining room with double doors to the rear garden. Adjacent to the dining room is a kitchen with fitted units and gas hob.
To the first floor there is an excellent sized main bedroom with second double bedroom and a large single bedroom. The family bathroom is also located on the first floor and is complemented by a separate lavatory.

Externally, the property enjoys a recently landscaped rear garden, creating a fantastic space for outdoor dining. To the front, there is a private driveway providing off-road parking, together with the added benefit of an electric vehicle charging point.

Offered to market with no onward chain, this home has excellent accommodation both inside and out. Early viewing is highly recommended.

Please note that an AML fee is chargeable to the buyer once an offer is accepted to cover the cost of carrying out the required identity and anti-money laundering checks. Once these checks have been completed, the fee cannot be refunded, even if the property purchase does not go ahead.

Listed by

Didsbury

Countrywide UK Sales - Connells

Reference: 94646109

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~168 m² (0.04 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Floorplans

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FENSA Certificates

This property has 3 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.

FENSA Certificate #16416337 Recent

Property Details

Street: 16 Austin Drive

Town: MANCHESTER

Postcode: M20 6EG

Installation Details

Items: 3 windows

Certificate Issued: 04/08/2024

Work Completed: 24/07/2024

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

FENSA Certificate #15926564 Recent

Property Details

Street: 16 Austin Drive

Town: MANCHESTER

Postcode: M20 6EG

Installation Details

Items: 5 windows and 1 door

Certificate Issued: 10/09/2023

Work Completed: 24/08/2023

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

FENSA Certificate #11328025

Property Details

Street: 16 Austin Drive

Town: Didsbury

Postcode: M20 6EG

Installation Details

Items: 2 windows

Certificate Issued: 23/11/2015

Work Completed: 07/01/2015

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

What is FENSA? FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme) is a government-authorised scheme that monitors building regulation compliance for replacement windows and doors. Certificates indicate that work was completed by FENSA-approved installers.

Price history

Event Date Price % change
Listed for sale — £480,000 —

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
13 STRETTON AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 6HE £265,000 12/12/2025 Semi-detached
Same street 44 AUSTIN DRIVE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 6EG £420,000 27/03/2025 Semi-detached
15 THE DRIVE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 6HZ £400,000 16/10/2023 Semi-detached
131 FOG LANE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 6ED £525,000 22/08/2023 Semi-detached
6 MERELAND AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 6SF £425,000 02/12/2022 Semi-detached
302 PARRS WOOD ROAD, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 6JY £367,432 30/11/2022 Semi-detached
156 FOG LANE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 6SW £430,000 11/11/2022 Semi-detached
Same street 52 AUSTIN DRIVE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 6EG £593,300 08/11/2022 Semi-detached
15 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 6AS £580,000 21/10/2022 Semi-detached
3 MERELAND AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 6SF £450,000 21/10/2022 Semi-detached
2 CATTERICK AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 6HH £385,000 16/09/2022 Semi-detached
1 MERELAND AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 6SF £420,000 16/09/2022 Semi-detached
59 AUSTIN DRIVE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 6FA £495,000 16/09/2022 Semi-detached
21 THE DRIVE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 6HZ £335,088 25/05/2022 Semi-detached
158 FOG LANE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 6FB £560,000 25/05/2022 Semi-detached
5 AUSTIN DRIVE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 6EB £540,000 31/03/2022 Semi-detached
15 STRETTON AVENUE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 6HE £381,250 16/12/2021 Semi-detached
138 FOG LANE, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M20 6SW £538,000 12/11/2021 Semi-detached

Street average: £506,650 (2 sales)

Area average: £443,548 (16 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 39.5%
10y growth 62.3%

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

1y (index) 2.9%
5y (index) 26.4%
10y (index) 85%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,242/mo
Realistic £1,380/mo
Optimistic £1,518/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Manchester.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Central Greater Manchester: £947/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Address

16 Austin Drive

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Burnage, Fog Lane / outside Fog Lane Park 0.1 miles
Bus stop Burnage, Fog Lane / corner Parrs Wood Road 0.1 miles
Shop Bite 0.2 miles
Shop Manchester Electrical & Plumbing Supplies 0.2 miles
Train station Burnage 0.3 miles
Hospital Withington Clinic 0.8 miles
Train station East Didsbury 0.8 miles
Hospital Newlands Care Home 1.5 miles
University Fallowfield Reception and Richmond Amenities Building 1.7 miles
University Manchester School of Art 3.4 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Total incidents 0

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. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
St Catherine's RC Primary School Primary 0.3 miles Good — 17 Dec 2023
Beaver Road Primary School Primary 0.3 miles — (Inspected (no overall grade))
The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College Secondary 0.4 miles Good — 8 Jul 2019
Didsbury CofE Primary School Primary 0.5 miles Good — 18 Jan 2023
St Cuthbert's RC Primary School Primary 0.6 miles Good — 4 Apr 2019

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, Kingsway, M19 £1,600/mo 3 0.49 miles OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, Churchwood Road, M20 £1,295/mo 3 0.55 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,448/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.3%
Max investor price (0.8%) £181,000
Target investor price (1%) £144,800
Gross yield 3.6%
Cost-to-rent ratio 27.6×
Monthly cashflow £-612/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -5.3%
  • 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).