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8 Fernthorpe Avenue, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6EA

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
114 m²
1227 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Fernthorpe Avenue

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

8 Fernthorpe Avenue is a semi-detached house in Uppermill, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 6EA). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2015. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 114 m² it's 22.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 11 EPCs). Across 1995–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £348,000 is 12.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 27.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Fernthorpe Avenue'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jan 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2015from Nov 2013
Hot Water
AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting
40%89%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Fernthorpe Avenue, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Feb 2015
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    Front dormer

    Agent
    Wildesign Ltd
    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    HH/336403/15
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What's in 8 Fernthorpe Avenue, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6EA's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

8 Fernthorpe Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£348,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 21 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£310,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 June 2017Most recent

    £310,000

    +59.0%over 2 years
  2. 29 October 2014

    £195,000

    +176.9%over 18 years
  3. 11 December 1995

    £70,425

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 6EA: £299,950 (2025–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Fernthorpe Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 8 Fernthorpe Avenue stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,719

Street avg £2,796

On par

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Below
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.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Well Meadow Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Chad's Church of England Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL3 6EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL3 6EA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL3 6EA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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