8 Smith Street, Lees, Oldham OL4 3NQ

Mid-Terrace house · Built 1900-1929 · 72 m² · Rented (private) · Boiler and radiators, mains gas

Upgrade Plan

DB for £18,240 · £9,120 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Low energy lighting£15£43.8 yrs+0.2 pts
Loft insulation£100 – £350£435.3 yrs+2.3 pts
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£8911.2 yrs+4.9 pts
Heating controls£350 – £450£3312.3 yrs+1.8 pts · reaches C
Band A condensing boiler£2,200 – £3,000£5547.3 yrs+3.0 pts
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£6950+ yrs+3.8 pts
Solid wall insulation£4,000 – £14,000£9750+ yrs+5.3 pts · reaches B
Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond B)£9,000 – £14,000£8350+ yrs+4.6 pts

Grants verified 20 August 2026. Costs are the register’s indicative ranges. Savings are restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. Points per measure are estimated from 19.9 million certificates and rescaled to this home’s own certificate delta; the total is the register’s figure.

Running costs

£1,258
per year at grade D
£786
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £389 a year — a 2.1% annual return on £18,240.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2013, states £792 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

17 January 2020£70,000
26 August 2005£96,950
18 February 2000£39,950
29 April 1999£30,000
28 November 1997£37,950

Estimated today: £112,592 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation

Smith Street: 86 sales since 1995 · £113,105 average over 10 years

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary0.4 mi
Hey-with-Zion Primary SchoolPrimary0.4 mi
Littlemoor Primary SchoolPrimary0.7 mi
Waterhead AcademySecondary0.1 miProgress 8 -0.72 · well below average (2023/24)
Oasis Academy LeesbrookSecondary1.0 miProgress 8 +0.12 · average (2023/24)
The Blue Coat CofE SchoolSecondary1.5 miProgress 8 +0.50 · above average (2023/24)

Schools from the DfE register, performance from the KS4 performance tables. Progress 8 is a GCSE measure, so primaries have none. Distance is straight-line from the postcode, not a catchment: admission is decided by the school, not by us.

Smith Street

How this home sits against its street.

26
graded homes
59.4
average score
D
most common grade
+1.6
this home vs street
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