18 Lowside Drive, Oldham, OL4 1AS
About 18 Lowside Drive
18 Lowside Drive is a semi-detached house in Oldham (OL4 1AS). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 December 2026
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
18 Lowside Drive has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
4 applications on record at 18 Lowside Drive, Oldham, OL4 1AS
- Sept 2012ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/332848/12
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionAug 2014Decision
- ExtensionDec 2013Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
18 Lowside Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£180,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 1AS: £227,500 (2025–2024).
Versus other Lowside Drive homes
18 Lowside Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 86 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Brewerton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Glodwick Infant and Nursery School. 46 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB







