What kind of home is 17 Brookside Avenue, OL4 4LH?

17 Brookside Avenue, OL4 4LH is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did 17 Brookside Avenue, OL4 4LH last change hands?

17 Brookside Avenue, OL4 4LH last sold for £200,000 in July 2023, around 3 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Brookside Avenue, OL4 4LH?

The current EPC rating for 17 Brookside Avenue, OL4 4LH is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in May 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Brookside Avenue, OL4 4LH?

17 Brookside Avenue, OL4 4LH has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (829 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in OL4 4LH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Brookside Avenue, OL4 4LH use?

The latest EPC at 17 Brookside Avenue, OL4 4LH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Brookside Avenue, OL4 4LH?

17 Brookside Avenue, OL4 4LH is in council tax band C.

Which area is 17 Brookside Avenue, OL4 4LH in?

17 Brookside Avenue, OL4 4LH sits in Grotton, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL4 postcode district.

What is crime like near 17 Brookside Avenue, OL4 4LH?

Police records around 17 Brookside Avenue, OL4 4LH 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.

What schools are near 17 Brookside Avenue, OL4 4LH?

The closest primary school to 17 Brookside Avenue, OL4 4LH is Knowsley Junior School (611m), one of 24 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Waterhead Academy (1.8km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 17 Brookside Avenue, OL4 4LH?

The closest bus stop to 17 Brookside Avenue, OL4 4LH is Brooklands Drive, 225m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Brookside Avenue, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 4LH

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

77 m²

829 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 17 Brookside Avenue

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

17 Brookside Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Grotton, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4LH). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 is 36% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 45.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 77 m² it's 19.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 24 EPCs). Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £200,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
GarageYes

Building

Central heatingYes
RefurbishedYes

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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.

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

Current Certificate

May 2023

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 11 May 2033

6 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Brookside Avenue, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 4LH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Brookside Avenue has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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.

17 Brookside Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£272,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2023)

£200,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

9 July 2023Most recent
£200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 4LH: £300,000 (2026–2025).

Nearby sales in OL4 4LH

On the street

Versus other Brookside Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Brookside Avenue outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,597

Street avg £2,445

On par

Floor Area

77 m²

Street avg 103 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly above

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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 Beech Lane, Grasscroft

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1 Brookside Avenue, Grotton

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1 Cedar Lane, Grasscroft

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1 Beechfield, Grasscroft

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1 Ash Grove, Springhead

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4 bed

£177k

1 Clegg Street, Springhead

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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.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Brooklands Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 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 4LH 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 4LH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

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