5 Preston Street, Oldham, OL4 1EE
About 5 Preston Street
5 Preston Street is an end-of-terrace house in Oldham (OL4 1EE). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in July 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 sits 928.6% above the 1997 sale of £15,750.
Energy performance
5 Preston 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Preston Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
5 Preston Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£162,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£15,750
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 July 1997Most recent
£15,750
Median price across the last 1 sales in OL4 1EE: £84,000 (2020–2020).
Nearby sales in OL4 1EE
Versus other Preston Street homes
EPC Rating for 5 Preston Street lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 104 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Churchill Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Greenhill Academy. 54 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.0dB







