What kind of home is 31 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH?

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

What did 31 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH sell for?

31 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH last sold for £185,000 in December 2004, around 22 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 31 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH have?

The current EPC rating for 31 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in January 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 31 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH?

31 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (796 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 31 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH use?

The latest EPC at 31 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 31 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH?

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

Which area is 31 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH in?

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

Is 31 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH in a safe area?

Police records around 31 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.

What schools are near 31 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH?

The closest primary school to 31 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 31 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, OL4 3DH?

The closest bus stop to 31 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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31 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, Lees, Oldham, OL4 3DH

Property type

End terrace

Floor 3rd

Bedrooms

Floor area

74 m²

796 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

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Overview

About 31 Acorn Mill

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

31 Acorn Mill is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Lees, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 3DH). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 796 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 74 m² this is the 19th 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 across 34 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 is 14.6% below the 2004 sale of £185,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 29.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in December 2004.

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

Outside

GarageYes
BalconyYes

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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.

31 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 26 Jan 2021

Current Certificate

Jan 2011

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Expired on 26 January 2021

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-era3rd Floor FlatEPC DPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 31 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, Lees, Oldham, OL4 3DH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

31 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.

Current estimate

£158,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2004)

£185,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

3 December 2004Most recent
£185,000

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.

31 Acorn Mill outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,501

Street avg £1,853

Strongly above

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 73 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

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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.

£158k

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1 Greaves Street, Lees

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1 Galland Street

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1 Cennick Close

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1 Beckett Street, Lees

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1 Constantine Street

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1 Gowran Park

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3 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.

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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

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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