What kind of home is 3 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

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

What did 3 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD sell for?

3 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD last sold for £145,000 in October 2017, around 9 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £73,000 in March 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 3 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD changed over time?

Across 3 sales between March 2004 and October 2017, 3 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD rose from £73,000 to £145,000, a change of £72,000. That works out to roughly +5.2% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 3 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

The current EPC rating for 3 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in March 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

3 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (1,028 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 29% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL4 4BD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD use?

The latest EPC at 3 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 3 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

3 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 3 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD in?

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

What schools are near 3 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

The closest primary school to 3 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 3 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD?

The closest bus stop to 3 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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3 Brown Hill Drive, Austerlands, Oldham, OL4 4BD

Notable views3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

95 m²

1028 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Brown Hill Drive

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

3 Brown Hill Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Austerlands, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4BD). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1028 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.

Across 2004–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £219,000 sits 51% above the 2017 sale of £145,000. At 95 m² it's 29% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 17 EPCs). 9 years since the last transfer (October 2017).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff road
Notable viewsYes

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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.

3 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 Mar 2020

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Brown Hill Drive, Austerlands, Oldham, OL4 4BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Brown Hill Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

3 Brown Hill Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2004).

Current estimate

£219,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£145,000

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

19 October 2017Most recent
£145,000
+20.8%over 5 years
17 May 2012
£120,000
+64.4%over 8 years
22 March 2004
£73,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 4BD: £135,000 (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.

On floor area, 3 Brown Hill Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,519

Street avg £1,851

On par

Floor Area

95 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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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

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Full Oldham report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

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

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80 dB

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