553 Huddersfield Road, Waterhead, Oldham, OL4 3NY
About 553 Huddersfield Road
553 Huddersfield Road is a mid-terrace house in Waterhead, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 3NY). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 928 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since October 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 sits 270% above the 2001 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£43/sq ft) was about 60.2% below the postcode norm. At 86 m² it's 21.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 17 EPCs).
Energy performance
553 Huddersfield Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
553 Huddersfield Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
553 Huddersfield Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£148,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 6 years.
£40,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
11 October 2001Most recent
£40,000
16 March 2001
£40,000
+6.7%over 2 years28 April 1998
£37,500
+13.6%over 3 years27 April 1995
£33,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 3NY: £130,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in OL4 3NY
567 Huddersfield Road, Waterhead, Oldham, OL4 3NY
Sold Aug 2025
£130,000547 Huddersfield Road, Waterhead, Oldham, OL4 3NY
Sold Jul 2025
£125,000549 Huddersfield Road, Waterhead, Oldham, OL4 3NY
Sold Sept 2024
£153,000541 Huddersfield Road, Waterhead, Oldham, OL4 3NY
Sold Apr 2023
£140,000557 Huddersfield Road, Waterhead, Oldham, OL4 3NY
Sold Aug 2021
£78,000
Versus other Huddersfield Road homes
On price per m², 553 Huddersfield Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£464
Street avg £1,452
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Waterhead Terminus — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Waterhead Academy. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







