2 Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SH

2 Ripponden Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Denshaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5SH). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since September 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since May 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1995–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £430,000 sits 127.5% above the 2001 sale of £189,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 80% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.