What kind of home is 20 Houghton Street, OL2 5AG?

20 Houghton Street, OL2 5AG is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 20 Houghton Street, OL2 5AG?

20 Houghton Street, OL2 5AG last sold for £135,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £39,500 in October 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 20 Houghton Street, OL2 5AG appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between October 1999 and August 2022, 20 Houghton Street, OL2 5AG rose from £39,500 to £135,000, a change of £95,500. That works out to roughly +5.5% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 20 Houghton Street, OL2 5AG?

The current EPC rating for 20 Houghton Street, OL2 5AG is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in January 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 20 Houghton Street, OL2 5AG?

20 Houghton Street, OL2 5AG has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (936 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL2 5AG. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 20 Houghton Street, OL2 5AG use?

The latest EPC at 20 Houghton Street, OL2 5AG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 20 Houghton Street, OL2 5AG?

20 Houghton Street, OL2 5AG is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 20 Houghton Street, OL2 5AG in?

20 Houghton Street, OL2 5AG sits in Royton, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL2 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 20 Houghton Street, OL2 5AG?

Police records around 20 Houghton Street, OL2 5AG show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 80% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 20 Houghton Street, OL2 5AG?

The closest primary school to 20 Houghton Street, OL2 5AG is St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School (140m), one of 37 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is E-ACT the Oldham Academy North (289m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 20 Houghton Street, OL2 5AG?

The closest bus stop to 20 Houghton Street, OL2 5AG is Old Edge Lane, 47m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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20 Houghton Street, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5AG

Extendable4 sales on record

Estimated value

£186,000

Since the 2022 sale (£135,000)+38%
Against OL2 5AG's recent median (£135,000)+38%

Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

87 m²

936 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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About this valuation

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Our estimate

£186,000

Against its 2022 sale (£135,000)+38%
Against OL2 5AG's recent median (£135,000)+38%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 20 Houghton Street is modelled from its 87 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OL2 5AG. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
87 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2022
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in OL2 5AG
5 sales, median £135,000 (2025–2021)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Sales timeline

25 August 2022Most recent
£135,000
+35.0%over 16 years
8 August 2006
£100,000
+142.4%over 5 years
26 January 2001
£41,250
+4.4%over 1 year
7 October 1999
£39,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL2 5AG: £135,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in OL2 5AG

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 20 Houghton Street, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5AG. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Overview

About 20 Houghton Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

20 Houghton Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Royton, Oldham, Oldham (OL2 5AG). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 87 m² it's 29.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £135,000 in August 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £186,000 is 37.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 30.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

Central heatingYes
RefurbishedYes
Extension potentialPossible

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

20 Houghton Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jan 2022

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 12 January 2032

5 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2022from May 2009

Heating Controls

Prog + StatProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting

0%67%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Houghton Street, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5AG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Houghton Street has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Houghton Street homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 20 Houghton Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,552

Street avg £1,694

On par

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 67 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Strongly below

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Oldham district page.

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Old Edge Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School. 46 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolPrimary140m
E-ACT the Oldham Academy NorthSecondary289m
Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary459m
St. Paul's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary745m

Nearest stops

Old Edge LaneBus stop47m
Oldham Academy NorthBus stop238m
Shaw RoadBus stop266m
Oldham RoadBus stop279m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences8 reports80%
Other Crime1 reports10%
Other Theft1 reports10%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL2 5AG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL2 5AG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 20 Houghton Street is modelled from its 87 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OL2 5AG. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 20 Houghton Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 20 Houghton Street was lodged in January 2022 at band E and is valid until January 2032. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 20 Houghton Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 5 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 46 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OL2 5AG, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 20 Houghton Street is in council tax band A. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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