5 Bidston Close, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8JS
About 5 Bidston Close
5 Bidston Close is a semi-detached house in Shaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL2 8JS). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £184,000 sits 360.6% above the 1996 sale of £39,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£45/sq ft) was about 63% below the postcode norm. At 82 m² it's 17.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Bidston Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Bidston Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
5 Bidston Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£184,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£39,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 April 1996Most recent
£39,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL2 8JS: £178,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in OL2 8JS
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Versus other Bidston Close homes
5 Bidston Close outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£487
Street avg £1,950
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
0.2 km
Leisure Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
East Crompton St George's CofE School. 20 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB