Hilltop House, Knott Hill Lane, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5RJ

Hilltop House is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Delph, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since February 1997, a hold of 29 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. Today's modelled estimate of £329,000 sits 631.1% above the 1997 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£41/sq ft) was about 89.3% below the postcode norm. At 101 m² it's 19.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 4 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).