I like the 45 to downwind that I learnt in the US (went across there with 200 hour UK), although I am open to other suggestions.
Pace makes a good point about losing control, when I was low houred, I was rushed into an OHJ by an ATCO (I know, I should have declined) and the descent rate got out of hand, I recovered by feeling very uncomfortable at the change in the size of the houses. I lost 300 feet more than I intended to.
SOHJ are anachronistic.
Sorry Wide, I know you are an ATPL with zillions of hours, but you are making a luddite argument. I guess you are anti Euro too?
Time to move on to a better solution.