3 Birch Road, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6JN
About 3 Birch Road
3 Birch Road is a semi-detached house in Uppermill, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 6JN). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since February 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 sits 91% above the 2005 sale of £178,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 37% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Birch Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with a flat roof.
- Agent
- Simply Architectural Limited
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/339985/17
What's in 3 Birch Road, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6JN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 Birch Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£340,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£178,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 February 2005Most recent
£178,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 6JN: £275,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in OL3 6JN
5 Birch Road, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6JN
Sold Nov 2024
£235,0002 Birch Road, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6JN
Sold Nov 2024
£485,0001 Birch Road, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6JN
Sold Apr 2024
£275,00015 Birch Road, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6JN
Sold Mar 2024
£385,50017 Birch Road, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6JN
Sold Jul 2015
£234,500
Everything we know about 3 Birch Road, in one report
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Versus other Birch Road homes
On price per m², 3 Birch Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,604
Street avg £8,690
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
0.2 km
Saddleworth Pool Car Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Saddleworth School. 8 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
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB