16 The Square, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AA

16 The Square is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5AA). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2002 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 sits 895% above the 2002 sale of £20,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£19/sq ft) was about 89.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.