5 Buckley Mill, High Street, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6AF
About 5 Buckley Mill
5 Buckley Mill is a mid-terrace house in Uppermill, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 6AF). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 is 22.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 16.3% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £190,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Buckley Mill sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Buckley Mill has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£233,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 17 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
7 March 2022Most recent
£190,000
+35.7%over 16 years14 July 2005
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 6AF: £165,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in OL3 6AF
4 Buckley Mill, High Street, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6AF
Sold Jul 2023
£220,00015 Buckley Mill, High Street, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6AF
Sold May 2021
£150,00011 Buckley Mill, High Street, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6AF
Sold Mar 2021
£165,0006 Buckley Mill, High Street, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6AF
Sold Apr 2019
£165,00014 Buckley Mill, High Street, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6AF
Sold Aug 2017
£124,500
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Versus other High Street homes
EPC Rating for 5 Buckley Mill lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,159
Street avg £2,615
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Uppermill Turning Circle — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Saddleworth School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB