3a, Beech Lane, Grasscroft, Oldham, OL4 4EP

3a is a semi-detached house in Grasscroft, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4EP). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 66 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (66–567 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 15 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63).

It hasn't traded since September 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 sits 158.3% above the 2000 sale of £84,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 43.1% below the postcode norm. At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (202 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 86% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.