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5 Buttercup Drive, Oldham, OL4 2QS

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
75 m²
804 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Buttercup Drive

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

5 Buttercup Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Oldham (OL4 2QS). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 804 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Across 1998–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £265,000 sits 64.1% above the 2014 sale of £161,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 85.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. At 75 m² it's 25.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 25 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • CloakroomYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 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.

5 Buttercup Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Nov 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Buttercup Drive, Oldham, OL4 2QS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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 5 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.

5 Buttercup Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£265,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2014)

£161,500

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 January 2014Most recent

    £161,500

    +130.7%over 15 years

  2. 30 July 1998

    £69,995

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.

Price per m²

£2,163

Street avg £2,037

Above

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£236k

1 Barcombe Close

OL4 2PT

3 bed1 bath
£229k

1 Ashford Court

OL4 2HE

3 bed
£204k

1 Beresford Crescent

OL4 2DU

3 bed1 bath
£187k

1 Buller Street

OL4 2DS

3 bed1 bath
£186k

1 Beresford Street

OL4 2DT

3 bed1 bath
£290k

1 Bucklow Close

OL4 2NG

4 bed2 bath
£356k

1 Buttercup Drive

OL4 2QS

4 bed2 bath
£357k

1 Coupland Close

OL4 2TQ

4 bed1 bath
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.
Full Oldham report

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 5 Buttercup Drive, Oldham, OL4 2QS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.