27 Buttercup Drive, Oldham, OL4 2QS
About 27 Buttercup Drive
27 Buttercup Drive is a detached house in Oldham (OL4 2QS). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £395,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 168.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
27 Buttercup Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2017ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
1) Replacement of existing conservatory to rear with a single storey extension 2) Bay window to front elevation 3) Alterations to hardstanding to improve vehicle access
- Agent
- Whittaker Design
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/340583/17
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 27 Buttercup Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£427,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 26 years.
£395,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
20 February 2025Most recent
£395,000
+64.6%over 14 years30 June 2010
£240,000
+140.0%over 11 years29 January 1999
£99,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 2QS: £216,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in OL4 2QS
Versus other Buttercup Drive homes
Years Held for 27 Buttercup Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,086
Street avg £2,001
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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