17 Beechy Square, Oldham, OL1 3XA

17 Beechy Square is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Oldham (OL1 3XA). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since September 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2006–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 33.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 is 24.2% above the 2007 sale price.