9 Lovers Lane, Grasscroft, Oldham, OL4 4DP

9 Lovers Lane is a detached house in Grasscroft, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4DP). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. At 48 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (48–143 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 23 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (69 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On the market in June 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£515/sq ft) was about 126.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.