# 2 bedroom apartment for sale (M1 1EP)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | FLAT 5, THE SORTING HOUSE, 83, NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER M1 1EP |
| Price | £250,000 |
| Bedrooms | 2 |
| Bathrooms | 2 |
| Council tax | E |
| Last sold | £182,000 Jan 2004 |

## Description

Located within the highly regarded Sorting House development, this impressive first-floor duplex apartment combines character, space, and convenience in the heart of Manchester city centre. Arranged over two levels, the property offers well-proportioned accommodation comprising a spacious open-plan living and dining area, a modern fitted kitchen, two generous double bedrooms, and two bathrooms, including an en-suite to the principal bedroom.

The duplex layout provides excellent separation between living and sleeping accommodation, creating a practical and stylish home ideally suited to professionals, owner-occupiers, and investors alike. Large windows and attractive period features enhance the sense of space and natural light throughout.

A significant advantage of the property is the inclusion of an allocated parking space, a highly sought-after feature in such a central location.

The Sorting House enjoys a prime city-centre position on Newton Street, moments from Manchester's vibrant Northern Quarter. The area is renowned for its independent cafés, restaurants, bars, and cultural venues, offering an excellent lifestyle right on the doorstep. Manchester Piccadilly Station, Manchester Arndale, Market Street, and the city's business districts are all within easy walking distance, while excellent transport links provide convenient access throughout Greater Manchester and beyond.

Key Details

First Floor

Ground rent - Peppercorn (£0)

Lease length - 972 years remaining

Service Charges - £3341 PA

EPC - D

Council Tax Band - E

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## Floorplans

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## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC Rating Graph](/listings/photos/89800239/689513) - EPC Rating Graph

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| THE SORTING HOUSE, 83 FLAT 5 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EP | £182,000 | 15/01/2004 | Flat |
| THE SORTING HOUSE, 83 FLAT 5 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EP | £136,000 | 05/11/2001 | Flat |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| [Same street] THE SORTING HOUSE, 83 FLAT 2 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EP | £225,000 | 06/01/2026 | Flat |
| [Same street] THE SORTING HOUSE, 83 FLAT 17 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EP | £330,000 | 22/10/2025 | Flat |
| 72 - 76 APARTMENT 60 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EW | £250,000 | 28/02/2025 | Flat |
| 72 - 76 APARTMENT 45 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EU | £185,000 | 14/06/2024 | Flat |
| 23 - 25 APARTMENT 10 HILTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EL | £185,000 | 20/12/2023 | Flat |
| THE SORTING HOUSE, 83 FLAT 80 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1ER | £250,000 | 01/12/2023 | Flat |
| 72 - 76 APARTMENT 36 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EU | £125,000 | 07/09/2023 | Flat |
| 72 - 76 APARTMENT 10 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EU | £174,000 | 30/08/2023 | Flat |
| THE SORTING HOUSE, 83 FLAT 57 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1ER | £112,176 | 25/08/2023 | Flat |
| THE SORTING HOUSE, 83 FLAT 74 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1ER | £325,000 | 19/06/2023 | Flat |
| SPEAR BUILDING, 53 FLAT 2 SPEAR STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1DF | £425,000 | 11/05/2023 | Flat |
| [Same street] THE SORTING HOUSE, 83 FLAT 38 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EP | £180,000 | 31/03/2023 | Flat |
| [Same street] THE SORTING HOUSE, 83 FLAT 7 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EP | £290,000 | 27/01/2023 | Flat |
| 72 - 76 APARTMENT 86 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EW | £147,000 | 23/01/2023 | Flat |
| 72 - 76 APARTMENT 7 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EU | £195,000 | 13/12/2022 | Flat |
| 72 - 76 APARTMENT 39 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EU | £125,000 | 02/12/2022 | Flat |
| [Same street] THE SORTING HOUSE, 83 FLAT 20 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EP | £310,000 | 11/11/2022 | Flat |
| [Same street] THE SORTING HOUSE, 83 FLAT 31 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EP | £200,000 | 13/10/2022 | Flat |
| [Same street] THE SORTING HOUSE, 83 FLAT 1 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EP | £210,000 | 12/08/2022 | Flat |
| 72 - 76 APARTMENT 69 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EW | £186,000 | 27/07/2022 | Flat |
| 35 FLAT 104 HOULDSWORTH STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EB | £123,000 | 25/07/2022 | Flat |
| 72 - 76 APARTMENT 80 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EW | £220,000 | 22/07/2022 | Flat |
| THE SORTING HOUSE, 83 FLAT 102 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1ER | £302,000 | 17/06/2022 | Flat |
| 23 - 25 APARTMENT 11 HILTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EL | £220,000 | 08/06/2022 | Flat |
| THE SORTING HOUSE, 83 FLAT 93 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1ER | £250,000 | 30/05/2022 | Flat |
| 72 - 76 APARTMENT 54 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EW | £220,000 | 17/03/2022 | Flat |
| [Same street] THE SORTING HOUSE, 83 FLAT 36 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EP | £210,000 | 11/03/2022 | Flat |
| 35 FLAT G01 HOULDSWORTH STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EB | £157,500 | 10/03/2022 | Flat |
| [Same street] THE SORTING HOUSE, 83 FLAT 50 NEWTON STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M1 1EP | £199,000 | 22/11/2021 | Flat |

**Street average:** £239,333 (9 sales)
**Area average:** £208,834 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £267,736 (62 Flat, M1, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -6.6%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,222/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,358/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,494/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for West Pennine (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £449/mo

## 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Lever St, M1 | £1,750/mo | 2 | 0.12 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Transmission House, M4 | £1,580/mo | 2 | 0.18 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Transmission House, M4 | £1,550/mo | 2 | 0.18 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Joiner Street, M4 | £1,350/mo | 2 | 0.21 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Joiner St, M4 | £1,995/mo | 2 | 0.22 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Millbank Street, M1 | £3,995/mo | 2 | 0.38 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Printing Press House, M4 | £3,000/mo | 2 | 0.39 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Whitworth St, M1 | £1,350/mo | 2 | 0.4 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Old Mount Street, M4 | £1,550/mo | 2 | 0.41 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Quantum, M1 | £1,450/mo | 2 | 0.45 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,957/mo (10 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.63% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £195,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £156,500

*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 £1,565/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 7.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 13.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £399/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 6.6%

*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).*

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 14.2%
- **10y growth:** 26.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Manchester; Flats and maisonettes series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -2%
- **5y growth (index):** 9.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 56.3%

## Flood risk

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

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