7 Butterworth Street, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 0JL

7 Butterworth Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chadderton, Oldham, Oldham (OL9 0JL). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in November 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 sits 72.5% above the 2007 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 35.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 64 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 24 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).