1 Grendon Avenue, Oldham, OL8 4HT

1 Grendon Avenue is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Oldham (OL8 4HT). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

It hasn't traded since February 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (129 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 sits 136.8% above the 2007 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 62.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.