Holbache House, Apartment 6, Welsh Walls, Oswestry, SY11 1AW

Holbache House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Oswestry (SY11 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 51 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Holbache House (51–100 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 78). Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on lpg.

At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 is 35% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 22.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £98,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.