5 Lorne Street, Oldham, OL8 1AT
About 5 Lorne Street
5 Lorne Street is a mid-terrace house in Oldham (OL8 1AT). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since November 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £127,000 sits 262.9% above the 2002 sale of £35,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 42.6% below the postcode norm. At 91 m² it's 18.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Lorne Street 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
5 Lorne Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£127,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£35,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 November 2002Most recent
£35,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL8 1AT: £130,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Lorne Street homes
On price per m², 5 Lorne Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£385
Street avg £1,121
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lorne Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Coppice Primary Academy. 52 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
55.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB







