Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
17 Oldfield Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2GG
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
72 m²
775 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 17 Oldfield Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Oldfield Road is a semi-detached house in Prestwich, Manchester, Manchester (M25 2GG). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in November 2000. Across 1999–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £264,000 sits 407.7% above the 2000 sale of £52,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 59.2% below the postcode norm. At 72 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 23 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Mar 2025
Current Certificate
Mar 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 March 2025
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 build
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17 Oldfield Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2GG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
17 Oldfield Road has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
17 Oldfield Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£264,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 1 year.
Last sold (2000)
£52,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
17 November 2000Most recent
£52,000
+11.8%over 1 year6 June 1999
£46,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in M25 2GG: £295,500 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in M25 2GG
2 Oldfield Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2GG
Sold Oct 2025
£270,00019 Oldfield Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2GG
Sold Jun 2025
£307,00028 Oldfield Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2GG
Sold May 2025
£320,0005 Oldfield Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2GG
Sold Mar 2023
£295,5003 Oldfield Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2GG
Sold Mar 2023
£262,000
Versus other Oldfield Road homes
Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
17 Oldfield Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£722
Street avg £2,396
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Manchester district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ferndene Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Heaton Park Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around M25 2GG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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