12 Emerald Drive, Oldham, OL1 4TL
About 12 Emerald Drive
12 Emerald Drive is a detached house in Oldham (OL1 4TL). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since October 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 131 m² it's 23.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 sits 93.6% above the 2003 sale of £156,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 29.2% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
12 Emerald Drive 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Aug 2025
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Planning history
12 Emerald Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
12 Emerald Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£304,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£156,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 October 2003Most recent
£156,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL1 4TL: £267,000 (2023–2020).
Versus other Emerald Drive homes
On price per m², 12 Emerald Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,198
Street avg £2,012
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Turf Pit Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Hodge Clough Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







