14 Buttercup Drive, Oldham, OL4 2QS
About 14 Buttercup Drive
14 Buttercup Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Oldham (OL4 2QS). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Most recent transfer: January 2019 at £200,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 is 40.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 126.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 22% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 25 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
- Summer houseYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
- Mar 2022PorchFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Erection of a two storey side extension to the existing house. Erection of single storey extension to existing single garage to form double garage. Erection of a single storey extension to extend the existing porch.
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/348317/22
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Sales history & valuation
14 Buttercup Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 21 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
4 January 2019Most recent
£200,000
+14.3%over 2 years28 April 2016
£175,000
-7.9%over 9 years13 August 2006
£190,000
+171.4%over 9 years24 July 1997
£69,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 2QS: £230,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in OL4 2QS
Versus other Buttercup Drive homes
14 Buttercup Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,564
Street avg £2,021
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Highfield Terrace — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hodge Clough Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







