What kind of home is 28 Cumberland Drive, OL2 5AY?

28 Cumberland Drive, OL2 5AY is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 28 Cumberland Drive, OL2 5AY sell for?

28 Cumberland Drive, OL2 5AY last sold for £525 in June 2025, around 1 years ago. Before that, it sold for £232,000 in April 2024, so prices have been falling over 1 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 28 Cumberland Drive, OL2 5AY appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between April 2024 and June 2025, 28 Cumberland Drive, OL2 5AY fell from £232,000 to £525, a change of £231,475. That works out to roughly -99.5% per year compounded over 1 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 28 Cumberland Drive, OL2 5AY?

The current EPC rating for 28 Cumberland Drive, OL2 5AY is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in July 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 28 Cumberland Drive, OL2 5AY?

28 Cumberland Drive, OL2 5AY has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (1,152 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 114% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL2 5AY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 28 Cumberland Drive, OL2 5AY use?

The latest EPC at 28 Cumberland Drive, OL2 5AY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 28 Cumberland Drive, OL2 5AY?

28 Cumberland Drive, OL2 5AY is in council tax band C.

Which area is 28 Cumberland Drive, OL2 5AY in?

28 Cumberland Drive, OL2 5AY sits in Royton, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL2 postcode district.

Is 28 Cumberland Drive, OL2 5AY in a safe area?

Police records around 28 Cumberland Drive, OL2 5AY 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 28 Cumberland Drive, OL2 5AY?

The closest primary school to 28 Cumberland Drive, OL2 5AY is St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School (460m), one of 39 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is E-ACT the Oldham Academy North (498m), with 10 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 28 Cumberland Drive, OL2 5AY?

The closest bus stop to 28 Cumberland Drive, OL2 5AY is Seville Street, 100m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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28 Cumberland Drive, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5AY

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

107 m²

1152 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 28 Cumberland Drive

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

28 Cumberland Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Royton, Oldham, Oldham (OL2 5AY). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2024–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -99.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 sits 56281% above the 2025 sale of £525. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£0/sq ft) was about 99.8% below the postcode norm. A recent sale: £525 in June 2025.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

GarageYes

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate

Jul 2023

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 27 July 2033

6 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 28 Cumberland Drive, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

28 Cumberland Drive 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

28 Cumberland Drive changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£296,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -99.5% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (2025)

£525

Growth on file: -99.5% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

4 June 2025Most recent
£525
-99.8%over 1 year
18 April 2024
£232,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL2 5AY: £170,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in OL2 5AY

On the street

Versus other Cumberland Drive homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 28 Cumberland Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5

Street avg £2,661

Strongly below

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 55 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Seville Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School. 49 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL2 5AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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