8 Brookway, Lees, Oldham, OL4 5BE
About 8 Brookway
8 Brookway is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lees, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 5BE). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 745 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Held since August 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–1996, sale prices on this property compounded at 59.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 sits 310.5% above the 1996 sale of £39,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£54/sq ft) was about 43.2% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jun 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
8 Brookway has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
8 Brookway's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£164,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 59.8% per year over 1 year.
£39,950
Growth on file: 59.8% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
15 August 1996Most recent
£39,950
+59.8%23 April 1996
£25,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 5BE: £207,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in OL4 5BE
Versus other Brookway homes
On years held, 8 Brookway stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£577
Street avg £1,467
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Leesbrook Mill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School. 38 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB







