16 Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, OL8 1AH
About 16 Gainsborough Avenue
16 Gainsborough Avenue is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oldham (OL8 1AH). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2015); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £132,000 sits 76% above the 2015 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£62/sq ft) was about 108.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 112 m² it's 17.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 37 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). On the market in October 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
16 Gainsborough Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 May 2026
EPC Rating
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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
16 Gainsborough Avenue 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
16 Gainsborough Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£132,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 17 years.
£75,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
1 October 2015Most recent
£75,000
+341.2%over 14 years20 March 2001
£17,000
25 June 1998
£17,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL8 1AH: £80,000 (2019–2010).
Nearby sales in OL8 1AH
Versus other Gainsborough Avenue homes
Years Held for 16 Gainsborough Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£670
Street avg £435
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Windsor Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Coppice Primary Academy. 50 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
54.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB