What kind of home is 26 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH?

26 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 26 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH sell for?

26 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH last sold for £133,000 in January 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £159,950 in October 2007, so prices have been falling over 13 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 26 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH changed over time?

Across 2 sales between October 2007 and January 2021, 26 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH fell from £159,950 to £133,000, a change of £26,950. That works out to roughly -1.4% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 26 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH?

The current EPC rating for 26 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in August 2020. It has improved from a D recorded in March 2010. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 26 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH?

26 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (883 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL4 3DH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 26 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH use?

The latest EPC at 26 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 26 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH?

26 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH is in council tax band C.

Which area is 26 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH in?

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

What schools are near 26 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH?

The closest primary school to 26 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 26 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH?

The closest bus stop to 26 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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26 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, Lees, Oldham, OL4 3DH

Property type

End terrace

Floor 3rd

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

82 m²

883 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 26 Acorn Mill

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

26 Acorn Mill is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Lees, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 3DH). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 is 20.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£151/sq ft) was about 19.6% below the postcode norm. Sold January 2021 for £133,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
Dining roomYes

Outside

ParkingUnderground

Building

Central heatingYes

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Aug 2020

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2020from Mar 2010

EPC improved fromD64toC69

Hot Water

AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting

40%78%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, Lees, Oldham, OL4 3DH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Acorn Mill has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

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

Current estimate

£160,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.4% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£133,000

Growth on file: -1.4% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

22 January 2021Most recent
£133,000
-16.8%over 13 years
29 October 2007
£159,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 3DH: £145,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in OL4 3DH

On the street

Versus other Mellor Street homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 26 Acorn Mill lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,622

Street avg £1,962

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Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

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Comparables

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

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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