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3 sales on record
About 18 Thorpe Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Thorpe Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Austerlands, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 3QL). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Oldham HPI: 4.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £295,000 is 28.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£355/sq ft) was about 50.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold October 2018 for £229,000.
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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garagedetached
Building
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.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 18 Thorpe Close, Austerlands, Oldham, OL4 3QL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
18 Thorpe Close has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2012ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a single storey side extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
18 Thorpe Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£295,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2018)
£229,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Thorpe Close homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 18 Thorpe Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,817
Street avg £2,526
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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Nearest stop
0.1 km
Heywood Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Knowsley Junior School. 27 schools nearby.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL4 3QL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 57 points of interest in total.
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Common questions
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