5 Hawthorn Close, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3HY

5 Hawthorn Close is a semi-detached house in St. Martins, Oswestry, Oswestry (SY11 3HY). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 846 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Very Good. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 sits 297.6% above the 1998 sale of £42,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£50/sq ft) was about 67.9% below the postcode norm. At 79 m² it's 23.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 8 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).