5 Merlewood Avenue, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6HG

5 Merlewood Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Uppermill, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 6HG). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 103 m² it's 21.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 2010–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £371,000 is 10.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 29.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £334,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.