15 Drake Close, Oldham, OL1 3EL
About 15 Drake Close
15 Drake Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oldham (OL1 3EL). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor.
At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £131,000 sits 87.1% above the 2022 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 17.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £70,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageDouble
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Energy performance
15 Drake Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
15 Drake Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£131,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£70,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 July 2022Most recent
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL1 3EL: £32,000 (2020–2002).
Versus other Drake Close homes
15 Drake Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 77 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Trinity House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Holy Cross Ceva Primary School. 57 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB