What type of property is 17 Beech Avenue, OL3 7AW?

17 Beech Avenue, OL3 7AW is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 17 Beech Avenue, OL3 7AW sell for?

17 Beech Avenue, OL3 7AW last sold for £283,290 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £50,500 in December 1995, so prices have been rising over 26 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Beech Avenue, OL3 7AW?

Across 2 sales between December 1995 and March 2022, 17 Beech Avenue, OL3 7AW rose from £50,500 to £283,290, a change of £232,790. That works out to roughly +6.8% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Beech Avenue, OL3 7AW?

The current EPC rating for 17 Beech Avenue, OL3 7AW is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in September 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Beech Avenue, OL3 7AW?

17 Beech Avenue, OL3 7AW has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (1,012 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL3 7AW. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Beech Avenue, OL3 7AW heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Beech Avenue, OL3 7AW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Beech Avenue, OL3 7AW?

17 Beech Avenue, OL3 7AW is in council tax band C.

Where is 17 Beech Avenue, OL3 7AW located?

17 Beech Avenue, OL3 7AW sits in Greenfield, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL3 postcode district.

Is 17 Beech Avenue, OL3 7AW in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Beech Avenue, OL3 7AW show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 3 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 75% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Beech Avenue, OL3 7AW?

The closest primary school to 17 Beech Avenue, OL3 7AW is Greenfield Primary School (483m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Saddleworth School (1.1km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Beech Avenue, OL3 7AW?

The closest bus stop to 17 Beech Avenue, OL3 7AW is Carr Lane, 169m away. The nearest rail option is Greenfield Rail Station, 552m away.

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17 Beech Avenue, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7AW

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

94 m²

1012 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 17 Beech Avenue

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

17 Beech Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Greenfield, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 7AW). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

At 94 m² it's 25.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 41 EPCs). Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £326,000 is 15.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 69.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £283,290. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDetached
LandYes

Building

Central heatingYes

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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.

Current Certificate

Sept 2021

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 23 September 2031

5 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Beech Avenue, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Beech Avenue has no planning applications on record.

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1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

17 Beech Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£326,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£283,290

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

11 March 2022Most recent
£283,290
+461.0%over 26 years
8 December 1995
£50,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 7AW: £242,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in OL3 7AW

On the street

Versus other Beech Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 17 Beech Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,014

Street avg £2,124

Strongly above

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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4 bed

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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.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Carr Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Greenfield Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL3 7AW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL3 7AW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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