What type of property is 1 Kingsley Drive, OL4 3JW?

1 Kingsley Drive, OL4 3JW is a semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 1 Kingsley Drive, OL4 3JW?

1 Kingsley Drive, OL4 3JW last sold for £178,500 in February 2021, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £56,000 in June 1995, so prices have been rising over 26 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 Kingsley Drive, OL4 3JW?

Across 2 sales between June 1995 and February 2021, 1 Kingsley Drive, OL4 3JW rose from £56,000 to £178,500, a change of £122,500. That works out to roughly +4.6% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Kingsley Drive, OL4 3JW?

The current EPC rating for 1 Kingsley Drive, OL4 3JW is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in October 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Kingsley Drive, OL4 3JW?

1 Kingsley Drive, OL4 3JW has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (990 sq ft). That makes it about 15% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL4 3JW. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Kingsley Drive, OL4 3JW heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Kingsley Drive, OL4 3JW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 Kingsley Drive, OL4 3JW?

1 Kingsley Drive, OL4 3JW is in council tax band C.

Where is 1 Kingsley Drive, OL4 3JW located?

1 Kingsley Drive, OL4 3JW sits in Lees, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL4 postcode district.

What is crime like near 1 Kingsley Drive, OL4 3JW?

Police records around 1 Kingsley Drive, OL4 3JW 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 1 Kingsley Drive, OL4 3JW?

The closest primary school to 1 Kingsley Drive, OL4 3JW is Hey-with-Zion Primary School (340m), one of 26 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Waterhead Academy (613m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 1 Kingsley Drive, OL4 3JW?

The closest bus stop to 1 Kingsley Drive, OL4 3JW is Redwood Lane, 139m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Kingsley Drive, Lees, Oldham, OL4 3JW

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

92 m²

990 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 1 Kingsley Drive

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

1 Kingsley Drive is a semi-detached house in Lees, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 3JW). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

At 92 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 11 EPCs). Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 is 39.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 19.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £178,500 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate

Oct 2020

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 18 October 2030

4 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Kingsley Drive, Lees, Oldham, OL4 3JW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Kingsley Drive has no planning applications on record.

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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.

1 Kingsley Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£249,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£178,500

Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

1 February 2021Most recent
£178,500
+218.8%over 25 years
8 June 1995
£56,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 3JW: £198,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in OL4 3JW

On the street

Versus other Kingsley Drive homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 1 Kingsley Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,940

Street avg £2,419

On par

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly below

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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.

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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

Redwood Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Hey-with-Zion Primary School. 29 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL4 3JW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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