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3 Birch Road, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6JN

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
111 m²
1195 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Birch Road

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

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

Energy performance

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

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Oct 2023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

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Birch Road, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6JN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Birch Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. May 2017
    ExtensionFull
    In 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
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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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

3 Birch Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£340,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2005)

£178,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 February 2005Most recent

    £178,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 6JN: £275,000 (2024–2015).

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On the street

Versus other Birch Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 3 Birch Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,604

Street avg £8,690

Strongly below

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 67 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 3.3 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

0.2 km

Saddleworth Pool Car Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Saddleworth 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 6JN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL3 6JN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL3 6JN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

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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