1 Birchfields, Oldham, OL4 5QL
About 1 Birchfields
1 Birchfields is a detached house in Oldham (OL4 5QL). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Across 2002–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £246,000 sits 82.2% above the 2011 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 31.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in July 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years. At 75 m² it's 28% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 4 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
- Oct 2006ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
1). Single storey rear extension to form kitchen 2). Rear conservatory 3). Front dormer extension
- Agent
- RDS Design
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/051903/06
What's in 1 Birchfields, Oldham, OL4 5QL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Birchfields valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£246,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.9% per year over 9 years.
£135,000
Growth on file: 0.9% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
6 July 2011Most recent
£135,000
+8.0%over 8 years29 November 2002
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 5QL: £167,000 (2012–2003).
Versus other Birchfields homes
On floor area, 1 Birchfields runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,800
Street avg £1,517
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
Crow Hill View — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Agnes CofE Primary School. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB







