9a Wall Hill Cottages, Wall Hill Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5BN

9a Wall Hill Cottages is a three-bedroom detached house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5BN). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include notable views and a basement. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 197 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 19% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £545,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.