Lowbrook Barn, Top O Th Meadows, Waterhead, Oldham, OL4 3SF
About Lowbrook Barn
Lowbrook Barn is a semi-detached house in Waterhead, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 3SF). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (137 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £428,000 is 18.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£184/sq ft) was about 19.6% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: September 2018 at £360,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
Energy performance
Lowbrook Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Feb 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 26 February 2019
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Planning history
1 application on record at Lowbrook Barn, Top O Th Meadows, Waterhead, Oldham, OL4 3SF
- Jan 2021FullOutcome in report
Partial rebuild of the existing stone barn.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- FUL/345930/20
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Sales history & valuation
£428,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£360,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 September 2018Most recent
£360,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in OL4 3SF: £332,000 (2021–2004).
Versus other Top O Th Meadows homes
Floor Area for Lowbrook Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,978
Street avg £2,277
Floor Area
182 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 8.5 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
0.7 km
Higher Turf Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Waterhead Academy. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB







