Flat, 20 Shaw Road, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 4LT

Flat is an end-of-terrace house in Newhey, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL16 4LT). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 59 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–139 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 21 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2018. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Held since July 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. Across 1995–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 is 45% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 36.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 59 m² it's 20.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 20 EPCs).