Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
16 Barlow Street, Oldham, OL4 1DY
Estimated value
£149,000
- Since the 1996 sale (£24,000)+521%
- Against OL4 1DY's recent median (£122,000)+22%
Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
165 m²
1776 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£149,000
- Against its 1996 sale (£24,000)+521%
- Against OL4 1DY's recent median (£122,000)+22%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 16 Barlow Street is modelled from its 165 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OL4 1DY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
165 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2014
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 1996
Recent sales in OL4 1DY
5 sales, median £122,000 (2025–2008)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
16 Barlow Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
Sales timeline
12 August 1996Most recent
£24,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 1DY: £122,000 (2025–2008).
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 16 Barlow Street, Oldham, OL4 1DY. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 16 Barlow Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Barlow Street is a mid-terrace house in Oldham (OL4 1DY). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 sits 520.8% above the 1996 sale of £24,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£14/sq ft) was about 49.3% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
16 Barlow Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Sept 2024
Current Certificate
Sept 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 September 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Barlow Street, Oldham, OL4 1DY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
16 Barlow Street has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Barlow Street homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
16 Barlow Street outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£145
Street avg £583
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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.
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
Hardy Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Horton Mill Community Primary School. 54 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Horton Mill Community Primary SchoolPrimary264m
- Greenhill AcademyPrimary265m
- Glodwick Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary490m
- Alexandra Park Junior SchoolPrimary673m
Nearest stops
- Hardy StreetBus stop185m
- Bismark StreetBus stop194m
- Bismark StreetBus stop218m
- Churchill StreetBus stop267m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences4 reports80%
- Vehicle Crime1 reports20%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL4 1DY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 16 Barlow Street is modelled from its 165 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OL4 1DY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 16 Barlow Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 16 Barlow Street was lodged in September 2014 at band E and expired in September 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 16 Barlow Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 5 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 54 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OL4 1DY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 16 Barlow Street is in council tax band A. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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