259 Windsor Road, Oldham, OL8 1AE
About 259 Windsor Road
259 Windsor Road is an end-of-terrace house in Oldham (OL8 1AE). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 4 certificates since November 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in December 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 173 m² it's 23.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (141 m² median across 28 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £219,000 sits 642.4% above the 1997 sale of £29,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£16/sq ft) was about 55.3% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
259 Windsor Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
259 Windsor Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
259 Windsor Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£219,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£29,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 December 1997Most recent
£29,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL8 1AE: £159,950 (2024–2017).
Versus other Windsor Road homes
EPC Rating for 259 Windsor Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£171
Street avg £656
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
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Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Clarence Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Coppice Primary Academy. 51 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB