7 Boundary Gardens, Oldham, OL1 2LP

7 Boundary Gardens is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Oldham (OL1 2LP). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in September 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2004–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 sits 70.1% above the 2007 sale of £75,850. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 77% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it's 24.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.