23 Birch Drive, Lees, Oldham, OL4 5DX

23 Birch Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Lees, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 5DX). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views and a basement.

Last sale on file: £197,000 in September 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 83 m² it's 17.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 10 EPCs). Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £263,000 is 33.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 76.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.