What kind of home is 25 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

25 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 25 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD sell for?

25 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD last sold for £115,000 in February 2015, around 11 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 25 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

The current EPC rating for 25 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in June 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 25 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

25 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (875 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL4 4BD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 25 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD use?

The latest EPC at 25 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 25 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

25 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.

Which area is 25 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD in?

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

What is crime like near 25 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

Police records around 25 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.

What schools are near 25 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

The closest primary school to 25 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 25 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

The closest bus stop to 25 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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25 Brown Hill Drive, Austerlands, Oldham, OL4 4BD

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

81 m²

875 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Freehold

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Overview

About 25 Brown Hill Drive

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

25 Brown Hill Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Austerlands, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4BD). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 875 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 sits 73% above the 2015 sale of £115,000. 11 years since the last transfer (February 2015).

Specifications

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

Bedrooms3
Utility roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Heating systemGas

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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.

25 Brown Hill Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jun 2020

Current Certificate

Jun 2010

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 20 June 2020

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 25 Brown Hill Drive, Austerlands, Oldham, OL4 4BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

25 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.

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

Current estimate

£199,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2015)

£115,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

19 February 2015Most recent
£115,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 4BD: £190,000 (2025–2018).

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.

On epc rating, 25 Brown Hill Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,415

Street avg £1,962

Below

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 81 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Below

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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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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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FAQ

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