5 Burnside, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8LE
About 5 Burnside
5 Burnside is a five-bedroom detached house in Shaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL2 8LE). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £535,000 is 44.6% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 54.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
Know exactly what you're buying at 5 Burnside
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
5 Burnside's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Burnside has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Resubmission of HH/48843/05 for first floor side extension forming bedroom
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/049728/05
What's in 5 Burnside, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8LE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Burnside valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£535,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£370,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 November 2017Most recent
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL2 8LE: £239,950 (2015–2000).
Everything we know about 5 Burnside, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?

Versus other Burnside homes
On price per m², 5 Burnside stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,109
Street avg £1,915
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cliff Hill Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Buckstones Primary School. 18 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
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB