7 Birshaw Close, Oldham Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8SU
About 7 Birshaw Close
7 Birshaw Close is a semi-detached house in Shaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL2 8SU). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 90 m² it sits well below the postcode median (153 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £201,000 sits 54.6% above the 2014 sale of £130,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (July 2014).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
7 Birshaw Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Birshaw Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/344424/20
What's in 7 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
£201,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 19 years.
£130,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
17 July 2014Most recent
£130,000
-10.3%over 7 years5 June 2007
£145,000
+154.4%over 11 years8 December 1995
£57,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL2 8SU: £154,950 (2016–2001).
Nearby sales in OL2 8SU
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Versus other Birshaw Close homes
EPC Rating for 7 Birshaw Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,444
Street avg £1,565
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.1 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