4 Buttercup Drive, Oldham, OL4 2QS
About 4 Buttercup Drive
4 Buttercup Drive is a detached house in Oldham (OL4 2QS). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in June 2003. Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 sits 158.2% above the 2003 sale of £122,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 20.9% below the postcode norm. At 118 m² it's 28.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 25 EPCs).
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Nov 2024
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Planning history
4 Buttercup Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Buttercup Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£315,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.9% per year over 6 years.
£122,000
Growth on file: 9.9% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
11 June 2003Most recent
£122,000
+74.4%over 5 years29 July 1997
£69,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 2QS: £230,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in OL4 2QS
Versus other Buttercup Drive homes
On price per m², 4 Buttercup Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,034
Street avg £2,083
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 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







