Flat 6, 3 Oswald Road, Chorlton Cum Hardy, Manchester, M21 9LH

Flat 6 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chorlton Cum Hardy, Manchester, Manchester (M21 9LH). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 32 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (32–51 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2004–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 sits 170% above the 2019 sale of £50,000. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (56 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £50,000 in May 2019. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.