8 Hillside Avenue, Oldham, OL4 1LQ
About 8 Hillside Avenue
8 Hillside Avenue is a mid-terrace house in Oldham (OL4 1LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 43 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 24.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 is 27.8% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£85/sq ft) was about 34.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
8 Hillside Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jun 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 June 2026
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
8 Hillside Avenue has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£138,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 24.8% per year over 5 years.
£108,000
Growth on file: 24.8% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
28 September 2006Most recent
£108,000
+227.3%over 5 years24 May 2001
£33,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 1LQ: £135,000 (2026–2022).
Nearby sales in OL4 1LQ
Versus other Hillside Avenue homes
8 Hillside Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£915
Street avg £824
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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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
Ronald Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Oasis Academy Clarksfield. 45 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
53.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB







