4 Helsby Close, Springhead, Oldham, OL4 4SQ
About 4 Helsby Close
4 Helsby Close is a semi-detached house in Springhead, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in December 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 68 m² it's 17.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £247,000 sits 280.3% above the 1995 sale of £64,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 34.9% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
4 Helsby Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
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Planning history
4 Helsby Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Helsby Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£247,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£64,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 December 1995Most recent
£64,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 4SQ: £167,000 (2020–2016).
Nearby sales in OL4 4SQ
7 Helsby Close, Springhead, Oldham, OL4 4SQ
Sold Jun 2020
£147,50012 Helsby Close, Springhead, Oldham, OL4 4SQ
Sold Sept 2018
£189,9506 Helsby Close, Springhead, Oldham, OL4 4SQ
Sold Dec 2017
£167,00010 Helsby Close, Springhead, Oldham, OL4 4SQ
Sold Sept 2016
£136,9001 Helsby Close, Springhead, Oldham, OL4 4SQ
Sold Aug 2016
£184,500
Versus other Helsby Close homes
Price per m² for 4 Helsby Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£955
Street avg £2,038
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Walker's Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Springhead Infant and Nursery School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB







