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About 1a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1a is a five-bedroom detached house in Grotton, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4LR). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Oldham HPI: 11.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £477,000 is 19.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 67.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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
See how we calculated this£477,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.8% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (2022)
£400,000
Growth on file: 11.8% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other The Meadows homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 1a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,175
Street avg £2,227
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Brooklands Parade — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Springhead Infant and Nursery School. 29 schools nearby.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL4 4LR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 59 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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