What type of property is 17 Ashwood Drive, OL2 5TW?

17 Ashwood Drive, OL2 5TW is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did 17 Ashwood Drive, OL2 5TW last change hands?

17 Ashwood Drive, OL2 5TW last sold for £185,000 in August 2013, around 13 years ago. Before that, it sold for £225,000 in November 2004, so prices have been falling over 9 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Ashwood Drive, OL2 5TW?

Across 2 sales between November 2004 and August 2013, 17 Ashwood Drive, OL2 5TW fell from £225,000 to £185,000, a change of £40,000. That works out to roughly -2.2% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Ashwood Drive, OL2 5TW have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Ashwood Drive, OL2 5TW is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in December 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Ashwood Drive, OL2 5TW?

17 Ashwood Drive, OL2 5TW has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (1,432 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL2 5TW. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Ashwood Drive, OL2 5TW heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Ashwood Drive, OL2 5TW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Ashwood Drive, OL2 5TW?

17 Ashwood Drive, OL2 5TW is in council tax band E.

Where is 17 Ashwood Drive, OL2 5TW located?

17 Ashwood Drive, OL2 5TW sits in Royton, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL2 postcode district.

Which schools serve 17 Ashwood Drive, OL2 5TW?

The closest primary school to 17 Ashwood Drive, OL2 5TW is Thorp Primary School (356m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is E-ACT the Oldham Academy North (1.4km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 17 Ashwood Drive, OL2 5TW?

The closest bus stop to 17 Ashwood Drive, OL2 5TW is Kingston Drive, 218m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Ashwood Drive, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5TW

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

133 m²

1432 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Ashwood Drive

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

17 Ashwood Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Royton, Oldham, Oldham (OL2 5TW). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Across 2004–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £336,000 sits 81.6% above the 2013 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 39.4% below the postcode norm. Last sold in August 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.

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
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
GarageIntegral

Building

Heating systemGas

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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.

17 Ashwood Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Dec 2022

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Ashwood Drive, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5TW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Ashwood 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.

17 Ashwood Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£336,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.2% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2013)

£185,000

Growth on file: -2.2% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

15 August 2013Most recent
£185,000
-17.8%over 8 years
19 November 2004
£225,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL2 5TW: £350,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in OL2 5TW

On the street

Versus other Ashwood Drive homes

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

17 Ashwood Drive is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,391

Street avg £2,708

Strongly below

Floor Area

133 m²

Street avg 123 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Above

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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

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.

Full Oldham report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Kingston Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Thorp Primary School. 25 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL2 5TW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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