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

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

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

The current EPC rating for 4 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in December 2020. Source: EPC Register.

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

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

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

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

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

4 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 4 Brown Hill Drive, OL4 4BD located?

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

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

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

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

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

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 01

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

49 m²

527 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Social Rental

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Overview

About 4 Brown Hill Drive

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

4 Brown Hill Drive is a semi-detached 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. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 72).

At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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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

Dec 2020

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.9 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 31 December 2030

4 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

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

4 Brown Hill Drive has no planning applications on record.

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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.

4 Brown Hill Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£132,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

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

EPC Rating

72 (C)

Street avg 72 (C)

On par

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 Brown Hill Drive, Austerlands

OL4 4BD

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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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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