What kind of home is 5 Balmoral Avenue, OL2 6NY?

5 Balmoral Avenue, OL2 6NY is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 5 Balmoral Avenue, OL2 6NY sell for?

5 Balmoral Avenue, OL2 6NY last sold for £158,500 in August 2005, around 21 years ago. Before that, it sold for £53,950 in August 1995, so prices have been rising over 10 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Balmoral Avenue, OL2 6NY?

Across 2 sales between August 1995 and August 2005, 5 Balmoral Avenue, OL2 6NY rose from £53,950 to £158,500, a change of £104,550. That works out to roughly +11.4% per year compounded over 10 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Balmoral Avenue, OL2 6NY?

The current EPC rating for 5 Balmoral Avenue, OL2 6NY is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in July 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Balmoral Avenue, OL2 6NY?

5 Balmoral Avenue, OL2 6NY has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (807 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL2 6NY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Balmoral Avenue, OL2 6NY use?

The latest EPC at 5 Balmoral Avenue, OL2 6NY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Balmoral Avenue, OL2 6NY?

5 Balmoral Avenue, OL2 6NY is in council tax band C.

Which area is 5 Balmoral Avenue, OL2 6NY in?

5 Balmoral Avenue, OL2 6NY sits in Royton, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL2 postcode district.

What schools are near 5 Balmoral Avenue, OL2 6NY?

The closest primary school to 5 Balmoral Avenue, OL2 6NY is Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School (189m), one of 33 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy (389m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 Balmoral Avenue, OL2 6NY?

The closest bus stop to 5 Balmoral Avenue, OL2 6NY is Shaw Road, 58m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Balmoral Avenue, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6NY

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

75 m²

807 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Balmoral Avenue

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

5 Balmoral Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Royton, Oldham, Oldham (OL2 6NY). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in August 2005. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 is 47% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£196/sq ft) was about 33.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
DrivewayYes

Building

Heating systemGas
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.

5 Balmoral Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Balmoral Avenue, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6NY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Balmoral Avenue has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

6 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.

Current estimate

£233,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.4% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2005)

£158,500

Growth on file: 11.4% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

11 August 2005Most recent
£158,500
+193.8%over 9 years
24 August 1995
£53,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL2 6NY: £230,000 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in OL2 6NY

On the street

Versus other Balmoral Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 5 Balmoral Avenue runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,113

Street avg £1,936

On par

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 83 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 4.4 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

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.

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Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Shaw Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School. 39 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL2 6NY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL2 6NY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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