What type of property is 12 Castlemere Drive, OL2 8TQ?

12 Castlemere Drive, OL2 8TQ is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 12 Castlemere Drive, OL2 8TQ?

12 Castlemere Drive, OL2 8TQ last sold for £328,000 in November 2020, around 6 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 12 Castlemere Drive, OL2 8TQ?

The current EPC rating for 12 Castlemere Drive, OL2 8TQ is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in January 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 12 Castlemere Drive, OL2 8TQ?

12 Castlemere Drive, OL2 8TQ has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (1,593 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL2 8TQ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 12 Castlemere Drive, OL2 8TQ heated?

The latest EPC at 12 Castlemere Drive, OL2 8TQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 12 Castlemere Drive, OL2 8TQ?

12 Castlemere Drive, OL2 8TQ is in council tax band D.

Where is 12 Castlemere Drive, OL2 8TQ located?

12 Castlemere Drive, OL2 8TQ sits in Shaw, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL2 postcode district.

Which schools serve 12 Castlemere Drive, OL2 8TQ?

The closest primary school to 12 Castlemere Drive, OL2 8TQ is Buckstones Primary School (229m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Crompton House Church of England Academy (1.9km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 12 Castlemere Drive, OL2 8TQ?

The closest bus stop to 12 Castlemere Drive, OL2 8TQ is Hannerton Road, 120m away. The nearest tram option is Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink), 1.0km away.

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12 Castlemere Drive, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8TQ

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

148 m²

1593 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Castlemere Drive

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

12 Castlemere Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Shaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL2 8TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

At 148 m² it's 22.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 12 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £439,000 is 33.8% above the 2020 sale price. Sold November 2020 for £328,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

12 Castlemere Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Castlemere Drive, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8TQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Castlemere Drive has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£439,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£328,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

27 November 2020Most recent
£328,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL2 8TQ: £360,000 (2025–2017).

Nearby sales in OL2 8TQ

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On the street

Versus other Castlemere Drive homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Castlemere Drive is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£2,216

Street avg £2,782

Strongly below

Floor Area

148 m²

Street avg 122 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£433k

1 Cliff Hill Road, Shaw

OL2 8DE

4 bed3 bath

£516k

1 Clough House, Clough, Shaw

OL2 8PR

4 bed

£438k

1 Clough Cottage, Road Knowl, Shaw

OL2 8QQ

3 bed

£250k

1 Bridge Street, Shaw

OL2 8BG

4 bed1 bath

£304k

1 Chatsworth Close, Shaw

OL2 8EB

5 bed1 bath

£294k

1 Blueberry Drive, Shaw

OL2 8HP

5 bed3 bath

£261k

1 Clough Road, Shaw

OL2 8QD

3 bed1 bath

£244k

1 Bidston Close, Shaw

OL2 8JS

3 bed1 bath

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

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

Hannerton Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Buckstones Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL2 8TQ 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 8TQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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