7 Birch Road, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6JN
About 7 Birch Road
7 Birch Road is a detached house in Uppermill, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 6JN). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 1996 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 sits 323.9% above the 1996 sale of £71,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 51.1% below the postcode norm. At 57 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 7 EPCs).
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Birch Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
7 Birch Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£301,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£71,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 December 1996Most recent
£71,000
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
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Versus other Birch Road homes
7 Birch Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,246
Street avg £8,741
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB