2 Birshaw Close, Oldham Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8SU
About 2 Birshaw Close
2 Birshaw Close is a detached house in Shaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL2 8SU). It has a recorded floor area of 264 m² (around 2842 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a C (score 73). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 264 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 2 Birshaw Close
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Birshaw 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey front extension at 2 Birshaw Close.
- Dec 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Two storey front extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/058901/10
What's in 2 Birshaw Close, Oldham Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8SU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Birshaw Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£549,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL2 8SU: £145,000 (2016–2007).
Nearby sales in OL2 8SU
4 Birshaw Close, Oldham Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8SU
Sold Mar 2016
£329,9508 Birshaw Close, Oldham Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8SU
Sold Aug 2015
£130,0007 Birshaw Close, Oldham Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8SU
Sold Jul 2014
£130,0006 Birshaw Close, Oldham Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8SU
Sold Aug 2013
£154,0001 Birshaw Close, Oldham Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8SU
Sold Mar 2003
£154,950
Everything we know about 2 Birshaw Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Birshaw Close homes
2 Birshaw Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
73 (C)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
264 m²
Street avg 123 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Cowlishaw Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School. 33 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
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB