3 Whams, Springhead, Oldham OL4 4NJ

Semi-Detached house · Built before 1900 · 56 m² · Owner-Occupied · Boiler and radiators, mains gas

Upgrade Plan

DB for £25,520 · £12,760 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Low energy lighting£20£35.9 yrs+0.3 pts
Floor insulation£4,000 – £6,000£7850+ yrs+6.0 pts
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£6050+ yrs+4.7 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels£5,000 – £8,000£7250+ yrs+5.6 pts · reaches C
Solid wall insulation£4,000 – £14,000£8450+ yrs+6.5 pts · reaches B

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

£1,217
per year at grade D
£919
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £298 a year — a 1.2% annual return on £25,520.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2016, states £859 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

25 October 2016£117,000
9 December 2005£115,000
27 September 1996£38,000

Estimated today: £219,654 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation

Whams: 4 sales since 1995

Schools nearby

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

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary0.2 mi
Hey-with-Zion Primary SchoolPrimary0.2 mi
Springhead Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary0.3 mi
Waterhead AcademySecondary0.5 miProgress 8 -0.72 · well below average (2023/24)
Oasis Academy LeesbrookSecondary0.8 miProgress 8 +0.12 · average (2023/24)
The Blue Coat CofE SchoolSecondary1.7 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.

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