56 Manley Road, Oldham, OL8 1AU
About 56 Manley Road
56 Manley Road is a semi-detached house in Oldham (OL8 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Held since September 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 sits 80.3% above the 2005 sale of £124,772. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 42.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 124 m² it's 18.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 23 EPCs).
Energy performance
56 Manley Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 May 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Solar PV panels (30 kWp) installed
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 56 Manley Road, Oldham, OL8 1AU
- Apr 2017Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Loft conversion with the erection of a rear dormer window and removal of an existing hipped roof to be replaced by a gable end roof
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/339808/17
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentOct 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
56 Manley Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£225,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£124,772
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 September 2005Most recent
£124,772
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL8 1AU: £120,000 (2023–2011).
Versus other Manley Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 56 Manley Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,006
Street avg £770
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Wilson Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Coppice Primary Academy. 52 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB







