What kind of home is 26 Alpine Drive, OL2 5HB?

26 Alpine Drive, OL2 5HB is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What did 26 Alpine Drive, OL2 5HB sell for?

26 Alpine Drive, OL2 5HB last sold for £282,000 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £190,000 in September 2007. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 26 Alpine Drive, OL2 5HB changed over time?

Across 3 sales between September 2007 and March 2022, 26 Alpine Drive, OL2 5HB rose from £190,000 to £282,000, a change of £92,000. That works out to roughly +2.8% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 26 Alpine Drive, OL2 5HB?

The current EPC rating for 26 Alpine Drive, OL2 5HB is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in August 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 26 Alpine Drive, OL2 5HB?

26 Alpine Drive, OL2 5HB has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (1,152 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL2 5HB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 26 Alpine Drive, OL2 5HB use?

The latest EPC at 26 Alpine Drive, OL2 5HB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 26 Alpine Drive, OL2 5HB?

26 Alpine Drive, OL2 5HB is in council tax band C.

Which area is 26 Alpine Drive, OL2 5HB in?

26 Alpine Drive, OL2 5HB sits in Royton, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL2 postcode district.

What schools are near 26 Alpine Drive, OL2 5HB?

The closest primary school to 26 Alpine Drive, OL2 5HB is St. Paul's CofE Primary School (373m), one of 28 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is E-ACT the Oldham Academy North (759m), with 10 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 26 Alpine Drive, OL2 5HB?

The closest bus stop to 26 Alpine Drive, OL2 5HB is Lea View, 118m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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26 Alpine Drive, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5HB

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

107 m²

1152 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 26 Alpine Drive

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

26 Alpine Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Royton, Oldham, Oldham (OL2 5HB). 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 (August 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £338,000 is 19.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 51.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £282,000 in March 2022. 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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageDouble
Cul-de-sacYes

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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.

26 Alpine Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Alpine Drive, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5HB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Alpine 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£338,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£282,000

Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

18 March 2022Most recent
£282,000
+59.3%over 4 years
10 November 2017
£177,000
-6.8%over 10 years
20 September 2007
£190,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL2 5HB: £294,995 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in OL2 5HB

On the street

Versus other Alpine Drive homes

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

CO₂ Emissions for 26 Alpine Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,636

Street avg £2,419

On par

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

Lea View — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St. Paul's CofE Primary School. 38 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL2 5HB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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