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146 Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, OL8 1AL

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
191 m²
2056 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 146 Gainsborough Avenue

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

146 Gainsborough Avenue is a semi-detached house in Oldham (OL8 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.

Held since June 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £252,000 sits 320% above the 2000 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£29/sq ft) was about 27.4% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

146 Gainsborough Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 146 Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, OL8 1AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 146 Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, OL8 1AL

1decisions1documents7nearby
  1. Nov 2012
    OutbuildingFull
    Outcome in report

    Detached Garage

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    HH/332944/12
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

146 Gainsborough Avenue's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£252,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2000)

£60,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 June 2000Most recent

    £60,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL8 1AL: £145,000 (2024–2015).

On the street

Versus other Gainsborough Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

146 Gainsborough Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£314

Street avg £751

Below

Floor Area

191 m²

Street avg 118 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 146 Gainsborough Avenue

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL8 1AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL8 1AL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.1dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL8 1AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 146 Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, OL8 1AL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.