20 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AN

20 Woods Lane is an end-of-terrace house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5AN). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 33 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (33–148 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 15 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since April 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 sits 85.3% above the 2004 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£211/sq ft) was about 15.8% below the postcode norm. At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.