161 Smedley Road, Manchester M8 0RU

Semi-Detached house · Built 1930-1949 · 122 m² · Owner-Occupied · Boiler and radiators, mains gas

Upgrade Plan

EC for £11,185 · £5,593 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Flue gas heat recovery£400 – £900£1644.0 yrs+5.5 pts
Low energy lighting£35£74.8 yrs+0.2 pts
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£1685.9 yrs+5.6 pts · reaches D
Heating controls£350 – £450£616.5 yrs+2.0 pts
Band A condensing boiler£2,200 – £3,000£10325.1 yrs+3.4 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels£5,000 – £8,000£15641.7 yrs+5.2 pts · reaches C

Grants verified 20 August 2026. Costs are the register’s indicative ranges. Savings are restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. Points per measure are estimated from 19.9 million certificates and rescaled to this home’s own certificate delta; the total is the register’s figure.

Running costs

£2,313
per year at grade E
£1,653
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £660 a year — a 5.9% annual return on £11,185.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2016, states £1,625 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

11 May 2005£112,000
10 May 2004£90,000
2 December 2002£64,000

Estimated today: £322,000 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation

Smedley Road: 40 sales since 1995 · £202,000 average over 10 years

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Oasis Academy TemplePrimary0.2 mi
Saviour CofE Primary SchoolPrimary0.5 mi
The Olive School, ManchesterPrimary0.5 mi
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, ManchesterSecondary0.4 miProgress 8 +1.20 · well above average (2023/24)
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, ManchesterSecondary0.4 miProgress 8 +1.02 · well above average (2023/24)
Manchester Communication AcademySecondary0.6 miProgress 8 +0.15 · average (2023/24)

Schools from the DfE register, performance from the KS4 performance tables. Progress 8 is a GCSE measure, so primaries have none. Distance is straight-line from the postcode, not a catchment: admission is decided by the school, not by us.

Smedley Road

How this home sits against its street.

49
graded homes
61
average score
C
most common grade
-12.0
this home vs street
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