8 Chancery Lane, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8EX
About 8 Chancery Lane
8 Chancery Lane is a mid-terrace house in Shaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL2 8EX). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since September 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £137,000 sits 356.7% above the 1998 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 56.8% below the postcode norm. At 78 m² it's 20.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 12 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 Chancery Lane's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Chancery Lane has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
8 Chancery Lane's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£137,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£30,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 September 1998Most recent
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL2 8EX: £118,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in OL2 8EX
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Versus other Chancery Lane homes
On price per m², 8 Chancery Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£385
Street avg £1,354
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
Chancery Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB