5 Arthur Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7SJ
About 5 Arthur Street
5 Arthur Street is a mid-terrace house in Shaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL2 7SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 is 41.3% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 60.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £112,500 in November 2024.
Energy performance
5 Arthur Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Arthur Street has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
5 Arthur Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£159,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£112,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 November 2024Most recent
£112,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL2 7SJ: £135,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in OL2 7SJ
47 Arthur Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7SJ
Sold Apr 2025
£135,00017 Arthur Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7SJ
Sold Jun 2024
£174,95019 Arthur Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7SJ
Sold Apr 2023
£135,00035 Arthur Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7SJ
Sold Nov 2021
£107,00023 Arthur Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7SJ
Sold Apr 2021
£119,950
Versus other Arthur Street homes
EPC Rating for 5 Arthur Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,585
Street avg £1,187
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Chamber Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Beal Vale 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
51.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







