What type of property is 23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH?

23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house, set on a cul-de-sac.

When did 23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH last change hands?

23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH last sold for £115,000 in May 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £125,000 in November 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH changed over time?

Across 4 sales between November 2004 and May 2020, 23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH fell from £125,000 to £115,000, a change of £10,000. That works out to roughly -0.5% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH?

The current EPC rating for 23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in June 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH?

23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (614 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 22% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in OL4 3DH. Source: EPC Register.

How is 23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH heated?

The latest EPC at 23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH?

23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH located?

23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH sits in Lees, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL4 postcode district.

Is 23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH in a safe area?

Police records around 23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 80% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH?

The closest primary school to 23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH is St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School (266m), one of 31 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Oasis Academy Leesbrook (828m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH?

The closest bus stop to 23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH is St John Street, 23m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, Lees, Oldham, OL4 3DH

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 2nd

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

57 m²

614 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 23 Acorn Mill

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

23 Acorn Mill is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lees, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 3DH). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 57 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–91 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last sale on file: £115,000 in May 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 57 m² it's 21.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 33 EPCs). Across 2004–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 is 16.5% above the 2020 sale price.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

23 Acorn Mill'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 10 Jun 2020

Current Certificate

Jun 2010

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 10 June 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let

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21st century2nd Floor FlatEPC CNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, Lees, Oldham, OL4 3DH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Acorn Mill has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

23 Acorn Mill's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£134,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.5% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£115,000

Growth on file: -0.5% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

28 May 2020Most recent
£115,000
+42.9%over 2 years
15 October 2017
£80,500
-31.8%over 3 years
24 July 2014
£118,000
-5.6%over 9 years
23 November 2004
£125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 3DH: £145,000 (2026–2025).

Nearby sales in OL4 3DH

On the street

Versus other Mellor Street homes

Four headline reads against 33 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23 Acorn Mill is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£2,016

Street avg £1,868

Above

Floor Area

57 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£134k

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1 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, Lees

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2 bed

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1 Dunham Street, Lees

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2 bed1 bath

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3 bed1 bath

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1 Beckett Street, Lees

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3 bed1 bath

£226k

1 Constantine Street

OL4 3HB

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£229k

1 Gowran Park

OL4 3BE

3 bed1 bath

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

St John Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School. 34 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL4 3DH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL4 3DH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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Common questions

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