144 Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, OL8 1AL
About 144 Gainsborough Avenue
144 Gainsborough Avenue is a semi-detached house in Oldham (OL8 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since October 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 189 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at -7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 sits 497% above the 2002 sale of £39,026. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£19/sq ft) was about 52.5% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
144 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Apr 2025
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
144 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
144 Gainsborough Avenue's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£233,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -7.7% per year over 4 years.
£39,026
Growth on file: -7.7% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
21 October 2002Most recent
£39,026
-26.4%over 3 years18 December 1998
£53,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL8 1AL: £145,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in OL8 1AL
138 Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, OL8 1AL
Sold Jul 2024
£224,600152 Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, OL8 1AL
Sold Jul 2023
£947140 Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, OL8 1AL
Sold Nov 2016
£165,000133 Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, OL8 1AL
Sold Aug 2015
£145,000154 Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, OL8 1AL
Sold Sept 2012
£112,000
Versus other Gainsborough Avenue homes
Habitable Rooms for 144 Gainsborough Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£206
Street avg £760
Floor Area
189 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Gainsborough Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Coppice Primary Academy. 51 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB