What kind of home is 70 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG?

70 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 70 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG sell for?

70 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG last sold for £320,000 in August 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £57,000 in March 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 70 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between March 1995 and August 2023, 70 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG rose from £57,000 to £320,000, a change of £263,000. That works out to roughly +6.3% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 70 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG?

The current EPC rating for 70 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in February 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 70 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG?

70 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (1,378 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 52% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL4 5SG. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 70 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG use?

The latest EPC at 70 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 70 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG?

70 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG is in council tax band D.

Which area is 70 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG in?

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

Is 70 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG in a safe area?

Police records around 70 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 80% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 70 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG?

The closest primary school to 70 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 is the nearest station to 70 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG?

The closest bus stop to 70 Hillside Avenue, OL4 5SG is Brooklands Drive, 160m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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70 Hillside Avenue, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 5SG

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

128 m²

1378 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 70 Hillside Avenue

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

70 Hillside Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Grotton, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 5SG). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £366,000 is 14.4% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 51.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2023 for £320,000.

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
Open-plan layoutYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

ParkingOff road

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

Current Certificate

Feb 2023

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 2 February 2033

6 years remaining

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 70 Hillside Avenue, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 5SG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

70 Hillside Avenue has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 70 Hillside Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£366,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£320,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

3 August 2023Most recent
£320,000
+263.6%over 25 years
16 January 1998
£88,000
+54.4%over 2 years
10 March 1995
£57,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 5SG: £340,000 (2025–2024).

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.

70 Hillside Avenue outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,500

Street avg £2,244

On par

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£330k

1 Cyprus Close

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4 bed2 bath

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1 Birch Drive, Lees

OL4 5DX

4 bed2 bath

£525k

1 Chimes Court, Grotton

OL4 5QW

4 bed2 bath

£235k

1 County End Terrace, Oldham Road

OL4 5DT

3 bed1 bath

£225k

1 Beaufont Drive

OL4 5LL

3 bed1 bath

£144k

1 Aden Street

OL4 5JA

3 bed

£250k

1 Brooklet Close, Springhead

OL4 5UB

2 bed

£332k

1 Birchfields

OL4 5QL

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.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

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

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FAQ

Common questions

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