7 Birch Drive, Lees, Oldham, OL4 5DX
About 7 Birch Drive
7 Birch Drive is a semi-detached house in Lees, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 5DX). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in May 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 84 m² it's 19.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £181,000 sits 76.6% above the 2009 sale of £102,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 20.3% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
7 Birch Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Mar 2019
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Planning history
7 Birch Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£181,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£102,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 May 2009Most recent
£102,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 5DX: £169,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in OL4 5DX
Versus other Birch Drive homes
7 Birch Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,220
Street avg £1,899
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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Nearest stop
0.1 km
Rhodes Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School. 37 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB