5 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8DY
About 5 Arley Drive
5 Arley Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Shaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL2 8DY). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £231,000 is 10% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 66.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 61 m² it's 18.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 18 EPCs). Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £210,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 5 Arley Drive was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Nov 2023Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Loft conversion with double dormer and single storey rear extension.
- Agent
- Derek Buckley Architectural
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/351661/23
- Aug 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of front and rear dormers, single storey rear extension and render exterior fascades.
- Agent
- Derek Buckley Architectural
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/351548/23
What's in 5 Arley Drive, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8DY's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£231,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£210,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 August 2022Most recent
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL2 8DY: £239,950 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in OL2 8DY
Everything we know about 5 Arley Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Arley Drive homes
5 Arley Drive is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£3,443
Street avg £2,192
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Cliff Hill Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Buckstones Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB