What type of property is 20 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

20 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD is a 1-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 20 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD sell for?

20 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD last sold for £65,000 in May 2018, around 8 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 20 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

The current EPC rating for 20 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in October 2017. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

20 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (527 sq ft), around 49 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 34% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in OL4 4BD. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 20 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

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

Where is 20 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD located?

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

Is 20 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD in a safe area?

Police records around 20 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 20 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

The closest primary school to 20 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.

What is the nearest station to 20 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

The closest bus stop to 20 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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20 Brown Hill Drive, Austerlands, Oldham, OL4 4BD

Notable views

Property type

End terrace

Floor 1st

Bedroom

Floor area

49 m²

527 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 20 Brown Hill Drive

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

20 Brown Hill Drive is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Austerlands, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4BD). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–95 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a C (score 73).

Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 sits 75.4% above the 2018 sale of £65,000. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On the market in May 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1

Outside

Notable viewsYes

Building

Central heatingYes

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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

Oct 2017

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 30 October 2027

1 year remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Brown Hill Drive, Austerlands, Oldham, OL4 4BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 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.

Current estimate

£114,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2018)

£65,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

20 May 2018Most recent
£65,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 4BD: £190,000 (2025–2017).

Nearby sales in OL4 4BD

On the street

Versus other Brown Hill Drive homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 20 Brown Hill Drive stands well clear of the street.

EPC Rating

73 (C)

Street avg 72 (C)

Strongly above

Floor Area

49 m²

Street avg 47 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

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 Beechfield, Grasscroft

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2 bed1 bath

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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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