What type of property is 1 Bertha Street, OL2 8SL?

1 Bertha Street, OL2 8SL is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 1 Bertha Street, OL2 8SL sell for?

1 Bertha Street, OL2 8SL last sold for £155,000 in April 2018, around 8 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £41,000 in November 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 Bertha Street, OL2 8SL?

Across 3 sales between November 1996 and April 2018, 1 Bertha Street, OL2 8SL rose from £41,000 to £155,000, a change of £114,000. That works out to roughly +6.4% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 Bertha Street, OL2 8SL have?

The current EPC rating for 1 Bertha Street, OL2 8SL is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in February 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Bertha Street, OL2 8SL?

1 Bertha Street, OL2 8SL has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (1,023 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL2 8SL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Bertha Street, OL2 8SL heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Bertha Street, OL2 8SL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 Bertha Street, OL2 8SL?

1 Bertha Street, OL2 8SL is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 1 Bertha Street, OL2 8SL located?

1 Bertha Street, OL2 8SL sits in Shaw, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL2 postcode district.

What is crime like near 1 Bertha Street, OL2 8SL?

Police records around 1 Bertha Street, OL2 8SL 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 1 Bertha Street, OL2 8SL?

The closest primary school to 1 Bertha Street, OL2 8SL is St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School (386m), one of 24 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy (576m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 1 Bertha Street, OL2 8SL?

The closest bus stop to 1 Bertha Street, OL2 8SL is Moor Street, 76m away. The nearest underground option is Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink), 737m away.

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1 Bertha Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8SL

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

95 m²

1023 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 1 Bertha Street

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

1 Bertha Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Shaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL2 8SL). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 sits 52.3% above the 2018 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 45.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes

Outside

GarageIntegral

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate

Feb 2018

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 21 February 2028

1 year remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Bertha Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8SL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Bertha Street 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.

1 Bertha Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£236,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£155,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

12 April 2018Most recent
£155,000
+131.5%over 15 years
24 October 2002
£66,950
+63.3%over 5 years
29 November 1996
£41,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL2 8SL: £114,000 (2024–2017).

Nearby sales in OL2 8SL

On the street

Versus other Bertha Street homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Bertha Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,632

Street avg £1,410

On par

Floor Area

95 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Oldham district page.

Full Oldham report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Moor Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School. 27 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL2 8SL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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