6 Hopkin Mill Cottages, Sunny Bank, Lees, Oldham, OL4 5DD
About 6 Hopkin Mill Cottages
6 Hopkin Mill Cottages is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lees, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 5DD). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 sits 65% above the 2017 sale of £180,000. 9 years since the last transfer (July 2017). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- Notable viewsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
6 Hopkin Mill Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 April 2025
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Planning history
6 Hopkin Mill Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 6 Hopkin Mill Cottages, Sunny Bank, Lees, Oldham, OL4 5DD
- Mar 2007FullOutcome in report
Erection of 1.8 metre high wrought iron boundary fence and access gate.
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/052368/06
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJun 2023Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£297,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 21 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
13 July 2017Most recent
£180,000
+6.8%over 13 years5 March 2004
£168,500
+95.9%over 5 years22 January 1999
£86,000
+23.7%over 2 years10 December 1996
£69,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 5DD: £177,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in OL4 5DD
7 Hopkin Mill Cottages, Sunny Bank, Lees, Oldham, OL4 5DD
Sold Mar 2025
£249,0004 Hopkin Mill Cottages, Sunny Bank, Lees, Oldham, OL4 5DD
Sold Jan 2023
£177,0001 Hopkin Mill Cottages, Sunny Bank, Lees, Oldham, OL4 5DD
Sold Jul 2022
£200,0003 Hopkin Mill Cottages, Sunny Bank, Lees, Oldham, OL4 5DD
Sold Aug 2021
£157,5002 Hopkin Mill Cottages, Sunny Bank, Lees, Oldham, OL4 5DD
Sold Dec 2014
£145,500
Versus other Sunny Bank homes
6 Hopkin Mill Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,622
Street avg £2,308
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Rowden Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Hugh's CofE Primary School. 42 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB







