Old Mill House, Kiln Green, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5JY

Old Mill House is a detached house in Diggle, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5JY). It has a recorded floor area of 238 m² (around 2562 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since August 1999, a hold of 27 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. At 238 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £657,000 sits 179.6% above the 1999 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 61% below the postcode norm. 9 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.