17 Knowsley Avenue, Springhead, Oldham, OL4 4BL
About 17 Knowsley Avenue
17 Knowsley Avenue is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Springhead, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4BL). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since June 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £273,000 sits 295.7% above the 2003 sale of £69,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£52/sq ft) was about 58.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side extension at 17 Knowsley Avenue.
- May 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side of property
Part single storey / part two storey side extension forming lounge and bedrooms
- Agent
- Wildesign
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/054733/08
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Sales history & valuation
17 Knowsley Avenue's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2003).
£273,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£69,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 June 2003Most recent
£69,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 4BL: £123,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in OL4 4BL
20 Knowsley Avenue, Springhead, Oldham, OL4 4BL
Sold Jan 2024
£160,00012 Knowsley Avenue, Springhead, Oldham, OL4 4BL
Sold May 2019
£135,0007 Knowsley Avenue, Springhead, Oldham, OL4 4BL
Sold Nov 2017
£123,0009 Knowsley Avenue, Springhead, Oldham, OL4 4BL
Sold Nov 2013
£105,00014 Knowsley Avenue, Springhead, Oldham, OL4 4BL
Sold May 2012
£112,500
Versus other Knowsley Avenue homes
On floor area, 17 Knowsley Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£561
Street avg £1,331
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Heywood Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Knowsley Junior School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB







