What type of property is 17 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

17 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD is a semi-detached house.

What did 17 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD sell for?

17 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD last sold for £217,000 in May 2025, around 1 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

The current EPC rating for 17 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in March 2025. It has improved from a D recorded in March 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

17 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (915 sq ft). That makes it about 15% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL4 4BD. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

17 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 17 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD located?

17 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD sits in Austerlands, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL4 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 17 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

Police records around 17 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 80% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

The closest primary school to 17 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD is Knowsley Junior School (257m), one of 25 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Waterhead Academy (1.1km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

The closest bus stop to 17 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD is Three Crowns, 124m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Brown Hill Drive, Austerlands, Oldham, OL4 4BD

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

85 m²

915 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 17 Brown Hill Drive

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

17 Brown Hill Drive is a semi-detached house in Austerlands, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4BD). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Most recent transfer was May 2025 at £217,000 — fresh data. Today's modelled estimate of £255,000 is 17.5% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 97.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Mar 2025

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 20 March 2035

8 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2025from Mar 2015

EPC improved fromD57toC69

Hot Water

ImmersionMain System

Hot water system upgraded

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting

17%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Brown Hill Drive, Austerlands, Oldham, OL4 4BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Brown Hill Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

17 Brown Hill Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£255,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2025)

£217,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

19 May 2025Most recent
£217,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 4BD: £145,000 (2025–2017).

Nearby sales in OL4 4BD

On the street

Versus other Brown Hill Drive homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 17 Brown Hill Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,553

Street avg £1,820

Strongly above

Floor Area

85 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Bridge Street, Springhead

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1 Brooklands Drive, Grotton

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1 Brookside Avenue, Grotton

OL4 4LH

2 bed

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.

Full Oldham report

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

Three Crowns — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Knowsley Junior School. 27 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL4 4BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL4 4BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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