80 Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, OL8 1AJ
About 80 Gainsborough Avenue
80 Gainsborough Avenue is an end-of-terrace house in Oldham (OL8 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 64 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 157.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £150,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
80 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation 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
80 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
Price for 80 Gainsborough Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.
£160,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.7% per year over 20 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 9.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
31 March 2022Most recent
£150,000
+552.2%over 20 years3 December 2001
£23,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL8 1AJ: £165,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in OL8 1AJ
100 Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, OL8 1AJ
Sold Mar 2024
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Sold Feb 2023
£185,000127 Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, OL8 1AJ
Sold Nov 2022
£155,00091 Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, OL8 1AJ
Sold Apr 2022
£199,00072 Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, OL8 1AJ
Sold Mar 2022
£39,999
Versus other Gainsborough Avenue homes
Floor Area for 80 Gainsborough Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£857
Street avg £672
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Windsor Road — 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
54.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB







