What type of property is 17 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG?

17 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 17 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG?

17 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG last sold for £255,000 in August 2020, around 6 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG?

The current EPC rating for 17 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in July 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG?

17 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (1,238 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 37% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL4 5SG. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 17 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG?

17 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in May 2011 under ref. HH/059398/11. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 17 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG?

17 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG is in council tax band C.

Where is 17 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG located?

17 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG sits in Grotton, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL4 postcode district.

Which schools serve 17 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG?

The closest primary school to 17 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG is Springhead Infant and Nursery School (732m), one of 22 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Waterhead Academy (2.0km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 17 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG?

The closest bus stop to 17 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG is Brooklands Drive, 160m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Hillside Avenue, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 5SG

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

115 m²

1238 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Hillside Avenue

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

17 Hillside Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Grotton, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 5SG). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 115 m² it's 22.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 25 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £368,000 is 44.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 55.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2020 for £255,000.

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
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Hillside Avenue, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 5SG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Hillside Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

May 2011
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
Agent
Adaptations Team - Ombc
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
HH/059398/11
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What's in 17 Hillside Avenue, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 5SG'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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£368,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

Last sold (2020)

£255,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

27 August 2020Most recent
£255,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 5SG: £320,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in OL4 5SG

On the street

Versus other Hillside Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 17 Hillside Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,217

Street avg £2,150

On par

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Below

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Comparables

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

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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

0.2 km

Brooklands Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Springhead Infant and Nursery School. 25 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL4 5SG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

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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