18 Buttercup Drive, Oldham, OL4 2QS

18 Buttercup Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Oldham (OL4 2QS). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £348,000 sits 96.1% above the 2012 sale of £177,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 15.1% below the postcode norm. Last sold in November 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.