8 Devon Drive, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5PP

8 Devon Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Diggle, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5PP). It has a recorded floor area of 226 m² (around 2433 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a G (score 3), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (October 2008); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 226 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £402,000 sits 103% above the 2014 sale of £198,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 71.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in November 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.