Shawfields, Eskdale Avenue, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7JH
About Shawfields
Shawfields is a three-bedroom detached house in Greenfield, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 7JH). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot and a loft. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (154 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £511,000 is 21.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£516/sq ft) was about 135.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £422,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageIntegral
- LandYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at Shawfields.
- Jul 2025ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition no. 3 (Materials) relating to app no. HOU/352047/23
- Agent
- Phi Low Carbon
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- CND/354441/25
- Feb 2024Solar PanelsFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a rear dormer, external wall insulation with render (to ground floor) and timber cladding (to first floor gables). Extension of roof at gables over external wall insulation. New windows and doors and decking to rear garden. Installation of photovoltaic panels on southern roof slope, new roof covering, and installation of heat pump to property.
- Agent
- Phi Low Carbon Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/352047/23
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Shawfields
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Shawfields has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£511,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 22 years.
£422,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
5 April 2022Most recent
£422,000
+287.2%over 22 years24 March 2000
£109,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 7JH: £410,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in OL3 7JH
Hillcliffe, Eskdale Avenue, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7JH
Sold Feb 2025
£537,5005 Eskdale Avenue, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7JH
Sold Nov 2024
£410,000Weindorf, Eskdale Avenue, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7JH
Sold Feb 2024
£630,0003 Eskdale Avenue, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7JH
Sold Nov 2015
£250,0009 Eskdale Avenue, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7JH
Sold Sept 2008
£184,000
Everything we know about Shawfields, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Eskdale Avenue homes
Shawfields outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,553
Street avg £3,339
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
King William IV — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Greenfield Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB