2 Beechwood Drive, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5XR
About 2 Beechwood Drive
2 Beechwood Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Royton, Oldham, Oldham (OL2 5XR). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in December 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 sits 308.3% above the 1998 sale of £72,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 66.5% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
2 Beechwood Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 Beechwood 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.
Sales history & valuation
2 Beechwood Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£72,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 December 1998Most recent
£72,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL2 5XR: £248,745 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in OL2 5XR
6 Beechwood Drive, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5XR
Sold May 2024
£248,74519 Beechwood Drive, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5XR
Sold Jun 2023
£273,00018 Beechwood Drive, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5XR
Sold Jun 2022
£250,00028 Beechwood Drive, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5XR
Sold Mar 2021
£185,50050 Beechwood Drive, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5XR
Sold Dec 2018
£164,950
Versus other Beechwood Drive homes
2 Beechwood Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£566
Street avg £2,073
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.6 km
Thorp Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB







