2 Merlewood Avenue, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6HG
About 2 Merlewood Avenue
2 Merlewood Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Uppermill, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 6HG). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Other recorded features include notable views and a loft.
At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £371,000 in August 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 25.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageDouble
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
2 Merlewood Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Merlewood Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension forming kitchen.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/058316/10
What's in 2 Merlewood Avenue, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6HG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Merlewood Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2009.
£403,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.6% per year over 13 years.
£371,000
Growth on file: 15.6% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 2021Most recent
£371,000
+3.1%over 2 years10 January 2019
£360,000
+80.0%over 8 years19 March 2010
£200,000
+233.3%over 1 year29 January 2009
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 6HG: £325,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in OL3 6HG
10 Merlewood Avenue, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6HG
Sold Oct 2024
£415,0006 Merlewood Avenue, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6HG
Sold Dec 2022
£325,0005 Merlewood Avenue, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6HG
Sold May 2021
£334,5007 Merlewood Avenue, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6HG
Sold May 2020
£270,0003 Merlewood Avenue, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6HG
Sold Oct 2016
£223,000
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Versus other Merlewood Avenue homes
2 Merlewood Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,144
Street avg £2,573
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
Saddleworth Pool Car Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Saddleworth School. 9 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB