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4 Buttercup Drive, Oldham, OL4 2QS

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
118 m²
1270 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Buttercup Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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).

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Everything you need to know about 4 Buttercup Drive

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Nov 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Buttercup Drive, Oldham, OL4 2QS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Buttercup Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

9applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 4 Buttercup Drive

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

4 Buttercup Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£315,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.9% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2003)

£122,000

Growth on file: 9.9% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 June 2003Most recent

    £122,000

    +74.4%over 5 years
  2. 29 July 1997

    £69,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 2QS: £230,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Buttercup Drive homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 4 Buttercup Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,034

Street avg £2,083

Strongly below

Floor Area

118 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Buttercup Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Oldham district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL4 2QS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL4 2QS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL4 2QS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Buttercup Drive, Oldham, OL4 2QS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.