20 New Road, Oldham, OL8 1AY
About 20 New Road
20 New Road is an end-of-terrace house in Oldham (OL8 1AY). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2013); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in April 2002. At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at -5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 sits 760% above the 2002 sale of £20,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£13/sq ft) was about 71.5% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
Energy performance
20 New Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Sept 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 20 September 2026
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Planning history
1 application on record at 20 New Road, Oldham, OL8 1AY
- Sept 2007OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Retrospective application for detached garage to rear of house.
Retrospective- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/053660/07
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Sales history & valuation
20 New Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£172,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -5.7% per year over 5 years.
£20,000
Growth on file: -5.7% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
18 April 2002Most recent
£20,000
-25.9%over 5 years14 March 1997
£27,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL8 1AY: £43,000 (2026–2020).
Versus other New Road homes
On epc rating, 20 New Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£141
Street avg £868
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Coppice Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Coppice Primary Academy. 51 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB







