3 Poplar Avenue, Lydgate, Oldham, OL4 4JX
About 3 Poplar Avenue
3 Poplar Avenue is a semi-detached house in Lydgate, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4JX). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 949 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in May 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 sits 333.7% above the 1996 sale of £59,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 69.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
3 Poplar Avenue'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Aug 2021
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 21 August 2021
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Planning history
3 Poplar Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 3 Poplar Avenue, Lydgate, Oldham, OL4 4JX
- Nov 2017ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development of a single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- CL/340688/17
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Poplar Avenue was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£260,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£59,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 May 1996Most recent
£59,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 4JX: £207,500 (2021–2006).
Nearby sales in OL4 4JX
2 Poplar Avenue, Lydgate, Oldham, OL4 4JX
Sold May 2021
£240,0008 Poplar Avenue, Lydgate, Oldham, OL4 4JX
Sold Aug 2009
£207,5009 Poplar Avenue, Lydgate, Oldham, OL4 4JX
Sold Jun 2008
£247,00010 Poplar Avenue, Lydgate, Oldham, OL4 4JX
Sold Aug 2006
£182,0005 Poplar Avenue, Lydgate, Oldham, OL4 4JX
Sold Sept 2002
£125,000
Versus other Poplar Avenue homes
3 Poplar Avenue is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£680
Street avg £1,883
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Apollonia House Healthcare — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







