What type of property is 28 Leesway, OL4 5BQ?

28 Leesway, OL4 5BQ is a semi-detached house.

What did 28 Leesway, OL4 5BQ sell for?

28 Leesway, OL4 5BQ last sold for £165,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £115,000 in August 2005, so prices have been rising over 17 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 28 Leesway, OL4 5BQ?

Across 2 sales between August 2005 and June 2022, 28 Leesway, OL4 5BQ rose from £115,000 to £165,000, a change of £50,000. That works out to roughly +2.2% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 28 Leesway, OL4 5BQ?

The current EPC rating for 28 Leesway, OL4 5BQ is E with a score of 40 out of 100, lodged in February 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 28 Leesway, OL4 5BQ?

28 Leesway, OL4 5BQ has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (624 sq ft). That makes it about 19% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in OL4 5BQ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 28 Leesway, OL4 5BQ heated?

The latest EPC at 28 Leesway, OL4 5BQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 28 Leesway, OL4 5BQ?

28 Leesway, OL4 5BQ is in council tax band C.

Where is 28 Leesway, OL4 5BQ located?

28 Leesway, OL4 5BQ sits in Lees, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL4 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 28 Leesway, OL4 5BQ?

Police records around 28 Leesway, OL4 5BQ 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.

Which schools serve 28 Leesway, OL4 5BQ?

The closest primary school to 28 Leesway, OL4 5BQ is St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School (140m), one of 32 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Oasis Academy Leesbrook (559m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 28 Leesway, OL4 5BQ?

The closest bus stop to 28 Leesway, OL4 5BQ is Lees Post Office, 300m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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28 Leesway, Lees, Oldham, OL4 5BQ

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

58 m²

624 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 40

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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About 28 Leesway

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

28 Leesway is a semi-detached house in Lees, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 5BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.

Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £211,000 is 27.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 64.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 58 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 27 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £165,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

28 Leesway's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate

Feb 2022

EPC Rating

E40

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 21 February 2032

5 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 28 Leesway, Lees, Oldham, OL4 5BQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

28 Leesway has no planning applications on record.

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£211,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£165,000

Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

26 June 2022Most recent
£165,000
+43.5%over 16 years
25 August 2005
£115,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 5BQ: £210,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in OL4 5BQ

On the street

Versus other Leesway homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 28 Leesway lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,845

Street avg £1,938

Strongly above

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

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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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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.

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Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Lees Post Office — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School. 38 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL4 5BQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL4 5BQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.4dB

Low

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