8 Drake Close, Oldham, OL1 3EL
About 8 Drake Close
8 Drake Close is an end-of-terrace house in Oldham (OL1 3EL). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 83 m² it's 15.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 30 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 sits 310% above the 2020 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£34/sq ft) was about 36.5% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £30,000 in July 2020.
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Energy performance
8 Drake Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
8 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
8 Drake Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2020).
£123,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£30,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 July 2020Most recent
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL1 3EL: £38,000 (2022–2002).
Versus other Drake Close homes
On epc rating, 8 Drake Close runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 82 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 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