179 Chew Valley Road, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7DF
About 179 Chew Valley Road
179 Chew Valley Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Greenfield, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 7DF). It has a recorded floor area of 256 m² (around 2756 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 256 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2017. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £683,000 is 23% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 44.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £555,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
179 Chew Valley Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 December 2030
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
1 application on record at 179 Chew Valley Road, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7DF
- Oct 2017SubdivisionFullOutcome in report
Proposed alterations of the second floor and loft of the property to provide a self contained flat with associated access.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/340612/17
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 179 Chew Valley Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£683,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£555,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 March 2021Most recent
£555,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 7DF: £315,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in OL3 7DF
177 Chew Valley Road, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7DF
Sold Jul 2025
£345,000175 Chew Valley Road, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7DF
Sold Jun 2025
£315,000161 Chew Valley Road, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7DF
Sold Mar 2025
£166,667199 201, Chew Valley Road, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7DF
Sold Mar 2024
£435,000203 Chew Valley Road, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7DF
Sold Nov 2021
£292,000
Versus other Chew Valley Road homes
On floor area, 179 Chew Valley Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,170
Street avg £2,098
Floor Area
256 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Central Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Greenfield St Mary's CofE School. 10 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB







