What kind of home is 27 Cape Gardens, OL2 8PD?

27 Cape Gardens, OL2 8PD is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did 27 Cape Gardens, OL2 8PD last change hands?

27 Cape Gardens, OL2 8PD last sold for £220,000 in September 2025. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £180,000 in October 2006. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 27 Cape Gardens, OL2 8PD?

Across 3 sales between October 2006 and September 2025, 27 Cape Gardens, OL2 8PD rose from £180,000 to £220,000, a change of £40,000. That works out to roughly +1.1% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 27 Cape Gardens, OL2 8PD?

The current EPC rating for 27 Cape Gardens, OL2 8PD is C with a score of 76 out of 100, lodged in April 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 27 Cape Gardens, OL2 8PD?

27 Cape Gardens, OL2 8PD has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (1,055 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 34% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL2 8PD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 27 Cape Gardens, OL2 8PD use?

The latest EPC at 27 Cape Gardens, OL2 8PD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 27 Cape Gardens, OL2 8PD?

27 Cape Gardens, OL2 8PD is in council tax band C.

Which area is 27 Cape Gardens, OL2 8PD in?

27 Cape Gardens, OL2 8PD sits in Shaw, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL2 postcode district.

What schools are near 27 Cape Gardens, OL2 8PD?

The closest primary school to 27 Cape Gardens, OL2 8PD is St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School (597m), one of 24 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy (874m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 27 Cape Gardens, OL2 8PD?

The closest bus stop to 27 Cape Gardens, OL2 8PD is Crompton Health Centre, 223m away. The nearest underground option is Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink), 404m away.

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27 Cape Gardens, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8PD

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

98 m²

1055 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 76

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 27 Cape Gardens

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

27 Cape Gardens is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Shaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL2 8PD). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Other recorded features include a basement.

At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £220,000 in September 2025. Across 2006–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
BasementYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C76

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 27 Cape Gardens, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8PD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

27 Cape Gardens has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 27 Cape Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£239,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£220,000

Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

25 September 2025Most recent
£220,000
+46.7%over 7 years
15 December 2017
£150,000
-16.7%over 11 years
1 October 2006
£180,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL2 8PD: £170,000 (2022–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Cape Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 27 Cape Gardens runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,245

Street avg £2,028

Above

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

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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

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Crompton Health Centre — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School. 28 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL2 8PD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

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