8a, Albert Road, Oswestry, SY11 1NF

8a is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oswestry (SY11 1NF). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in November 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump.

Held since January 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 44 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 84.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 is 20.2% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 133.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.