196 Milnrow Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8BE
About 196 Milnrow Road
196 Milnrow Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Shaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL2 8BE). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in March 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £127,000 sits 61.8% above the 2007 sale of £78,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 23% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it's 16.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 15 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
196 Milnrow Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£127,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£78,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 March 2007Most recent
£78,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL2 8BE: £129,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in OL2 8BE
194 Milnrow Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8BE
Sold Nov 2024
£140,000186a, Milnrow Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8BE
Sold Mar 2024
£129,000202a, Flat, Milnrow Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8BE
Sold Sept 2022
£150,000168 Milnrow Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8BE
Sold Feb 2021
£103,000182 Milnrow Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8BE
Sold Oct 2020
£111,000
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Versus other Milnrow Road homes
196 Milnrow Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,090
Street avg £1,327
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Wrens Nest — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB