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8 Thornley Park Road, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 5QT

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
117 m²
1259 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Thornley Park Road

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

8 Thornley Park Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Grotton, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 5QT). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £396,000 is 16.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 64.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £339,995 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms4

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Thornley Park Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Thornley Park Road, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 5QT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jan 2023
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Erection of a single storey side and rear extension, single storey front extension, rear dormer extension and remodel of existing dwelling.

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    HOU/350192/22
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What's in 8 Thornley Park Road, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 5QT's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Current estimate

£396,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£339,995

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 April 2022Most recent

    £339,995

    +269.6%over 24 years

  2. 16 September 1997

    £92,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 5QT: £455,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Thornley Park Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 8 Thornley Park Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,906

Street avg £2,396

Above

Floor Area

117 m²

Street avg 135 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Thornley Park Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£513k

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4 bed2 bath
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£232k

1 County End Terrace, Oldham Road

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3 bed1 bath
£231k

1 Beaufont Drive

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3 bed1 bath
£138k

1 Aden Street

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3 bed
£250k

1 Brooklet Close, Springhead

OL4 5UB

2 bed
£310k

1 Alderwood Fold, Lees

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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.
Full Oldham report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Thornley Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Agnes CofE Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL4 5QT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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