What type of property is 29 Hey Crescent, OL4 3LJ?

29 Hey Crescent, OL4 3LJ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 29 Hey Crescent, OL4 3LJ sell for?

29 Hey Crescent, OL4 3LJ last sold for £187,500 in June 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £24,750 in October 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 29 Hey Crescent, OL4 3LJ?

Across 3 sales between October 2002 and June 2024, 29 Hey Crescent, OL4 3LJ rose from £24,750 to £187,500, a change of £162,750. That works out to roughly +9.8% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 29 Hey Crescent, OL4 3LJ?

The current EPC rating for 29 Hey Crescent, OL4 3LJ is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in December 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 29 Hey Crescent, OL4 3LJ?

29 Hey Crescent, OL4 3LJ has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (936 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 29 Hey Crescent, OL4 3LJ heated?

The latest EPC at 29 Hey Crescent, OL4 3LJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 29 Hey Crescent, OL4 3LJ?

29 Hey Crescent, OL4 3LJ 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 29 Hey Crescent, OL4 3LJ located?

29 Hey Crescent, OL4 3LJ sits in Lees, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL4 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 29 Hey Crescent, OL4 3LJ?

Police records around 29 Hey Crescent, OL4 3LJ 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 29 Hey Crescent, OL4 3LJ?

The closest primary school to 29 Hey Crescent, OL4 3LJ is St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy (269m), one of 27 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Waterhead Academy (821m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 29 Hey Crescent, OL4 3LJ?

The closest bus stop to 29 Hey Crescent, OL4 3LJ is St John's, 66m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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29 Hey Crescent, Lees, Oldham, OL4 3LJ

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

87 m²

936 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Freehold

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Overview

About 29 Hey Crescent

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

29 Hey Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lees, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 3LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 44% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2024 at £187,500.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

TenureFreehold

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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.

29 Hey Crescent sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate

Dec 2023

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 20 December 2033

7 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 29 Hey Crescent, Lees, Oldham, OL4 3LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

29 Hey Crescent 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.

29 Hey Crescent has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.

Current estimate

£198,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.8% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£187,500

Growth on file: 9.8% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

27 June 2024Most recent
£187,500
+392.1%over 8 years
28 September 2015
£38,100
+53.9%over 12 years
13 October 2002
£24,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 3LJ: £195,000 (2023–2020).

Nearby sales in OL4 3LJ

On the street

Versus other Hey Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

29 Hey Crescent is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,155

Street avg £1,943

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Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 3.6 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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1 Gowran Park

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1 Burghley Avenue

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3 bed3 bath

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1 Dunham Street, Lees

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2 bed1 bath

£146k

1 Acorn Mill, Mellor Street, Lees

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2 bed

£139k

1 Greaves Street, Lees

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2 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.

Full Oldham report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

St John's — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy. 30 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL4 3LJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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