What type of property is 12 Bidston Close, OL2 8JS?

12 Bidston Close, OL2 8JS is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for 12 Bidston Close, OL2 8JS?

12 Bidston Close, OL2 8JS last sold for £74,500 in September 2001, around 25 years ago. Before that, it sold for £65,000 in January 2000, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 12 Bidston Close, OL2 8JS?

Across 2 sales between January 2000 and September 2001, 12 Bidston Close, OL2 8JS rose from £65,000 to £74,500, a change of £9,500. That works out to roughly +8.9% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 12 Bidston Close, OL2 8JS?

The current EPC rating for 12 Bidston Close, OL2 8JS is B with a score of 91 out of 100, lodged in December 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 12 Bidston Close, OL2 8JS?

12 Bidston Close, OL2 8JS has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

How is 12 Bidston Close, OL2 8JS heated?

The latest EPC at 12 Bidston Close, OL2 8JS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 12 Bidston Close, OL2 8JS?

12 Bidston Close, OL2 8JS is in council tax band C.

Where is 12 Bidston Close, OL2 8JS located?

12 Bidston Close, OL2 8JS sits in Shaw, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL2 postcode district.

What is crime like near 12 Bidston Close, OL2 8JS?

Police records around 12 Bidston Close, OL2 8JS show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 80% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 12 Bidston Close, OL2 8JS?

The closest primary school to 12 Bidston Close, OL2 8JS is East Crompton St George's CofE School (409m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy (1.7km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 12 Bidston Close, OL2 8JS?

The closest bus stop to 12 Bidston Close, OL2 8JS is Leisure Centre, 159m away. The nearest tram option is Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink), 451m away.

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12 Bidston Close, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8JS

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 91

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 12 Bidston Close

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

12 Bidston Close is a detached house in Shaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL2 8JS). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2014) returns a high B (score 91), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95). The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in September 2001. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2000–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 sits 234.2% above the 2001 sale of £74,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 24% below the postcode norm.

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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.

12 Bidston Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Dec 2024

Current Certificate

Dec 2014

EPC Rating

B91

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 28 December 2024

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Bidston Close, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8JS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Bidston Close has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

12 Bidston Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£249,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2001)

£74,500

Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

4 September 2001Most recent
£74,500
+14.6%over 1 year
28 January 2000
£65,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL2 8JS: £178,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in OL2 8JS

On the street

Versus other Bidston Close homes

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

12 Bidston Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,064

Street avg £1,905

Below

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 78 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.5 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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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

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Leisure Centre — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

East Crompton St George's CofE School. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL2 8JS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL2 8JS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

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