16 Dove Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6QH

16 Dove Close is a semi-detached house in Birchwood, Warrington, Warrington (WA3 6QH). It has a recorded floor area of 5 m² (around 54 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 5 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (5–94 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Average and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since November 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2002–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 27.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £60,000 sits 114.3% above the 2002 sale of £28,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£520/sq ft) was about 323.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 5 m² it sits well below the postcode median (56 m² across 58 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 90% of similar EPCs).