2 Thornley Crescent, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 5QX
About 2 Thornley Crescent
2 Thornley Crescent is a semi-detached house in Grotton, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 5QX). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £310,000 is 41.6% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 68.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in May 2014.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
- Jan 2015Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and conversion of detached garage
- Agent
- Wildesign Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/336235/14
What's in 2 Thornley Crescent, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 5QX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Thornley Crescent valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£310,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£219,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 May 2014Most recent
£219,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 5QX: £330,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in OL4 5QX
3 Thornley Crescent, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 5QX
Sold Jan 2024
£470,0005 Thornley Crescent, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 5QX
Sold Oct 2020
£420,0009 Thornley Crescent, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 5QX
Sold Jul 2014
£330,0008 Thornley Crescent, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 5QX
Sold Dec 2012
£185,0001 Thornley Crescent, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 5QX
Sold Mar 2011
£265,000
Versus other Thornley Crescent homes
EPC Rating for 2 Thornley Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,882
Street avg £2,518
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 7.7 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
0.3 km
Thornley Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Agnes CofE Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB







