The Hawthorns, Flat 1, Arncliffe Rise, Oldham, OL4 2LZ

The Hawthorns is a semi-detached house in Oldham (OL4 2LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 462 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across The Hawthorns (43–120 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 is 47.8% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 100.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.