What type of property is 43 Esther Street, OL4 3EP?

43 Esther Street, OL4 3EP is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 43 Esther Street, OL4 3EP sell for?

43 Esther Street, OL4 3EP last sold for £99,000 in June 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £58,000 in March 2006. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 43 Esther Street, OL4 3EP?

Across 3 sales between March 2006 and June 2023, 43 Esther Street, OL4 3EP rose from £58,000 to £99,000, a change of £41,000. That works out to roughly +3.1% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 43 Esther Street, OL4 3EP?

The current EPC rating for 43 Esther Street, OL4 3EP is F with a score of 30 out of 100, lodged in October 2015. It has dropped from a E recorded in June 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 43 Esther Street, OL4 3EP?

43 Esther Street, OL4 3EP has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (893 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL4 3EP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 43 Esther Street, OL4 3EP heated?

The latest EPC at 43 Esther Street, OL4 3EP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 43 Esther Street, OL4 3EP?

43 Esther Street, OL4 3EP is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 43 Esther Street, OL4 3EP located?

43 Esther Street, OL4 3EP sits in Oldham. It falls within the OL4 postcode district.

Is 43 Esther Street, OL4 3EP in a safe area?

Police records around 43 Esther Street, OL4 3EP 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 43 Esther Street, OL4 3EP?

The closest primary school to 43 Esther Street, OL4 3EP is Oasis Academy Clarksfield (311m), one of 39 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Oasis Academy Leesbrook (1.0km), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 43 Esther Street, OL4 3EP?

The closest bus stop to 43 Esther Street, OL4 3EP is Windermere Walk, 111m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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43 Esther Street, Oldham, OL4 3EP

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

83 m²

893 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 30

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Freehold

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Overview

About 43 Esther Street

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

43 Esther Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oldham (OL4 3EP). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 83 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 46 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 is 36.4% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 33.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2023 at £99,000.

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
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

TenureFreehold
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.

43 Esther Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Oct 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 6)

Oct 2015

EPC Rating

F30

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

9.2 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Expired on 5 October 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2013from Jun 2009

Windows

Partial DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Low Energy Lighting

67%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Apr 2014from Dec 2013

Heating Controls

Prog + StatProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Walls

Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting

100%33%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Aug 2014from Apr 2014

EPC improved fromE51toD60

Heating Controls

Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

PoorAverage

Hot water efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting

33%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Oct 2014from Aug 2014

EPC improved fromD60toE53

Hot Water

AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Oct 2015from Oct 2014

EPC improved fromE53toF30

Heating Controls

FullThermostat

Heating controls changed

Hot Water

PoorVery Poor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting

100%0%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseFreeholdEPC FPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 43 Esther Street, Oldham, OL4 3EP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

43 Esther Street 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.

43 Esther Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£135,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£99,000

Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

22 June 2023Most recent
£99,000
+30.3%over 15 years
25 March 2008
£76,000
+31.0%over 2 years
7 March 2006
£58,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 3EP: £126,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in OL4 3EP

On the street

Versus other Esther Street homes

Four headline reads against 46 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

43 Esther Street is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,193

Street avg £1,069

Above

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

9.2 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly below

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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

0.1 km

Windermere Walk — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Oasis Academy Clarksfield. 46 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL4 3EP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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