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3 sales on record
About 1 Hopkin Mill Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Hopkin Mill Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Lees, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 5DD). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 895 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Oldham HPI: 4.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 is 22% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 68.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 83 m² it's 20.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 6 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Sold July 2022 for £200,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
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
- BasementYes
- FireplaceYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Hopkin Mill Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 May 2020
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Hopkin Mill Cottages, Sunny Bank, Lees, Oldham, OL4 5DD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Mar 2007FullGranted
Erection of 1.8 metre high wrought iron boundary fence and access gate.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Hopkin Mill Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£244,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2022)
£200,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Sunny Bank homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 1 Hopkin Mill Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,405
Street avg £2,151
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Rowden Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Hugh's CofE Primary School. 42 schools nearby.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL4 5DD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Everything within walking distance
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