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218 Oldham Road, Lydgate, Oldham, OL4 4DN

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
76 m²
818 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 218 Oldham Road

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

218 Oldham Road is a semi-detached house in Lydgate, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4DN). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 87.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £290,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 218 Oldham Road, Lydgate, Oldham, OL4 4DN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 218 Oldham Road.

  1. May 2023
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property

    Erection of a part two storey and part first floor rear extension to 2no. semi-detached dwellings.

    Agent
    Purple Plans ltd
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    FUL/350632/23
    View planning record
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£284,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£290,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 December 2022Most recent

    £290,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 4DN: £319,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Oldham Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 218 Oldham Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,816

Street avg £2,882

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Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 218 Oldham Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£284k

1 Brookside Avenue, Grotton

OL4 4LH

2 bed
£292k

1 Ashlea Grove, Grotton

OL4 4LE

£292k

1 Brooklands Drive, Grotton

OL4 4LD

£275k

1 Beech Lane, Grasscroft

OL4 4EP

2 bed1 bath
£261k

1 Brown Hill Drive, Austerlands

OL4 4BD

£318k

1 Claytons Close, Springhead

OL4 4NT

£252k

1 Carr House Road, Springhead

OL4 4PA

3 bed1 bath
£328k

1 Beechfield, Grasscroft

OL4 4EN

2 bed1 bath
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.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Lydgate — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

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The full 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 4DN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL4 4DN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL4 4DN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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