23 Hillside Avenue, Oldham, OL4 1LQ

23 Hillside Avenue is a mid-terrace house in Oldham (OL4 1LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 43 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 29.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 is 29.8% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 27% above the typical sold price in the postcode.