1 Bankside Close, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6JT
About 1 Bankside Close
1 Bankside Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Uppermill, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 6JT). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Sold October 2022 for £550,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
1 Bankside Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Feb 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part single part two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, single storey front extension with catslide roof, alteration to existing elevations, rendering of existing brickwork with associated landscaping works.
- Agent
- Creative Architecture Ltd
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/353589/24
- May 2022ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Certificate of lawfulness for existing rear conservatory, two rear dormer windows, and associated internal works to form additional living accommodation
Retrospective- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- CEU/348803/22
What's in 1 Bankside Close, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6JT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£558,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 10 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
25 October 2022Most recent
£550,000
+66.7%over 9 years11 February 2013
£330,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in OL3 6JT: £197,500 (2016–2016).
Nearby sales in OL3 6JT
Everything we know about 1 Bankside Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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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
0.6 km
Saddleworth School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB