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17 Harper Street, Oldham, OL8 1BB

1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
99 m²
1066 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Harper Street

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

17 Harper Street is a mid-terrace house in Oldham (OL8 1BB). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -11.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 sits 16710.9% above the 2022 sale of £809. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1/sq ft) was about 98.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 99 m² it's 23.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 36 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Sold February 2022 for £809. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

17 Harper Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jan 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Harper Street, Oldham, OL8 1BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 17 Harper Street, Oldham, OL8 1BB

1decisions1extensions3documents7nearby
  1. Dec 2020
    Loft ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property

    Part single storey and part two storey rear extension and attic conversion

    Extension
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    HOU/345596/20
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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.

Latest sale on 17 Harper Street was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£136,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -11.8% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£809

Growth on file: -11.8% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 February 2022Most recent

    £809

    -96.5%over 26 years
  2. 15 June 1995

    £23,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL8 1BB: £126,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Harper Street homes

Four headline reads against 36 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 17 Harper Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£8

Street avg £822

Strongly below

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Harper Street

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

Signs of HMO activity in the area

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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

Kennedy Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.3dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL8 1BB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.3dB

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

Common questions

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