What kind of home is 1 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE?

1 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 1 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE?

1 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE last sold for £220,000 in July 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £86,500 in June 2001, so prices have been rising over 20 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE?

Across 2 sales between June 2001 and July 2021, 1 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE rose from £86,500 to £220,000, a change of £133,500. That works out to roughly +4.8% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE?

The current EPC rating for 1 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in February 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE?

1 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (786 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 28% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in OL2 5DE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE use?

The latest EPC at 1 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE?

1 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE is in council tax band D.

Which area is 1 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE in?

1 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE sits in Royton, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL2 postcode district.

What schools are near 1 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE?

The closest primary school to 1 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE is St. Paul's CofE Primary School (452m), one of 32 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is E-ACT the Oldham Academy North (617m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 1 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE?

The closest bus stop to 1 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE is Holden Fold Lane, 144m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Brackenwood Close, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5DE

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

73 m²

786 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Brackenwood Close

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

1 Brackenwood Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Royton, Oldham, Oldham (OL2 5DE). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 is 37.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 70.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 73 m² it's 28.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 12 EPCs). Sold July 2021 for £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

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.

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Brackenwood Close, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5DE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Brackenwood Close has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.

Current estimate

£303,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£220,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

29 July 2021Most recent
£220,000
+154.3%over 20 years
28 June 2001
£86,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL2 5DE: £242,500 (2023–2014).

Nearby sales in OL2 5DE

On the street

Versus other Brackenwood Close homes

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

Habitable Rooms for 1 Brackenwood Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,014

Street avg £2,092

Strongly above

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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Area

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Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Holden Fold Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St. Paul's CofE Primary School. 41 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.9dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL2 5DE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.3dB

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70 dB

75 dB

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