What type of property is 17 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE?

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

What did 17 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE sell for?

17 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE last sold for £77,500 in January 1998, around 28 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE?

The current EPC rating for 17 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in March 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE?

17 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 17 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE have?

17 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in July 2005 under ref. HH/049626/05. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 17 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE?

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

Where is 17 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE located?

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

Which schools serve 17 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE?

The closest primary school to 17 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 is the nearest station to 17 Brackenwood Close, OL2 5DE?

The closest bus stop to 17 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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17 Brackenwood Close, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5DE

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Brackenwood Close

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

17 Brackenwood Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Royton, Oldham, Oldham (OL2 5DE). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in January 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £299,000 sits 285.8% above the 1998 sale of £77,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 57.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
EnsuiteYes

Building

Central heatingYes

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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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Mar 2023

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Brackenwood Close, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5DE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Brackenwood Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 17 Brackenwood Close, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5DE

1decisions1extensions8documents3nearby

Jul 2005
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Rear single storey kitchen extension
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
HH/049626/05
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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.

17 Brackenwood Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).

Current estimate

£299,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1998)

£77,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

16 January 1998Most recent
£77,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL2 5DE: £242,500 (2023–2015).

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.

On price per m², 17 Brackenwood Close runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£767

Street avg £2,279

Strongly below

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 98 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

On par

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Comparables

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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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