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39 Thorpe Lane, Austerlands, Oldham, OL4 3QW

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
81 m²
872 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 39 Thorpe Lane

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

39 Thorpe Lane is a detached house in Austerlands, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 3QW). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.

At 81 m² it's 27% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 is 10.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 75.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £275,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

39 Thorpe Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 39 Thorpe Lane, Austerlands, Oldham, OL4 3QW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

39 Thorpe Lane has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 39 Thorpe Lane

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£303,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 23 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£275,000

Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 October 2022Most recent

    £275,000

    +59.4%over 11 months
  2. 15 November 2021

    £172,500

    +100.6%over 22 years
  3. 8 July 1999

    £86,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 3QW: £342,500 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Thorpe Lane homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 39 Thorpe Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,395

Street avg £2,338

Strongly above

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 39 Thorpe Lane

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Recent ownership pattern worth a look
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Heywood Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Knowsley Junior School. 27 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL4 3QW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 39 Thorpe Lane, Austerlands, Oldham, OL4 3QW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.