8a, Thornlee Court, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 5RG

8a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Grotton, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 5RG). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–128 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 12 units on file.

At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (117 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 41.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.