12 Birks Avenue, Lees, Oldham, OL4 3PR
About 12 Birks Avenue
12 Birks Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lees, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 3PR). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 895 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £250,000 is 47.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 29.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. At 83 m² it's 27.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 24 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
12 Birks Avenue'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Sept 2021
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 28 September 2021
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Planning history
1 application on record at 12 Birks Avenue, Lees, Oldham, OL4 3PR
- Aug 2018MixedFullOutcome in report
Basement conversion and garden works, including new boundary treatment and erection of decking.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/341992/18
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Sales history & valuation
12 Birks Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£250,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 21 years.
£170,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
2 October 2016Most recent
£170,000
+183.3%over 19 years17 October 1996
£60,000
+1.7%over 7 months29 March 1996
£59,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 3PR: £250,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in OL4 3PR
Versus other Birks Avenue homes
Floor Area for 12 Birks Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,045
Street avg £1,717
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Stamford Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Waterhead Academy. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB







