18 Eric Street, Oldham, OL4 1LZ
About 18 Eric Street
18 Eric Street is a mid-terrace house in Oldham (OL4 1LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2018) 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 October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
Sold January 2022 for £89,000. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 is 27% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 161.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 73 m² it's 15.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 32 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
18 Eric Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 18 Eric Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£113,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 23 years.
£89,000
Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
6 January 2022Most recent
£89,000
+32.8%over 14 years12 November 2007
£67,000
+22.9%over 1 year8 May 2006
£54,500
+26.7%over 1 year2 January 2005
£43,000
+4.9%over 2 years30 January 2002
£41,000
+115.8%over 2 years18 May 1999
£19,000
+72.7%19 March 1999
£11,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 1LZ: £116,000 (2024–2020).
Versus other Eric Street homes
On floor area, 18 Eric Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,219
Street avg £758
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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Nearest stop
0.1 km
Balfour Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Oasis Academy Clarksfield. 46 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.3dB







