What kind of home is 25 Kingsway Close, OL8 1BE?

25 Kingsway Close, OL8 1BE is a 1-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 25 Kingsway Close, OL8 1BE?

25 Kingsway Close, OL8 1BE last sold for £115,000 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £46,000 in July 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 25 Kingsway Close, OL8 1BE appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between July 2003 and March 2025, 25 Kingsway Close, OL8 1BE rose from £46,000 to £115,000, a change of £69,000. That works out to roughly +4.3% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 25 Kingsway Close, OL8 1BE?

The current EPC rating for 25 Kingsway Close, OL8 1BE is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in February 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 25 Kingsway Close, OL8 1BE?

25 Kingsway Close, OL8 1BE has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (463 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in OL8 1BE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 25 Kingsway Close, OL8 1BE use?

The latest EPC at 25 Kingsway Close, OL8 1BE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 25 Kingsway Close, OL8 1BE?

25 Kingsway Close, OL8 1BE is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 25 Kingsway Close, OL8 1BE in?

25 Kingsway Close, OL8 1BE sits in Oldham. It falls within the OL8 postcode district.

What schools are near 25 Kingsway Close, OL8 1BE?

The closest primary school to 25 Kingsway Close, OL8 1BE is St Thomas CofE Primary School (281m), one of 44 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Oldham Sixth Form College (567m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 25 Kingsway Close, OL8 1BE?

The closest bus stop to 25 Kingsway Close, OL8 1BE is Kennedy Street, 73m away. The nearest tram option is Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink), 660m away.

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25 Kingsway Close, Oldham, OL8 1BE

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

43 m²

463 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 25 Kingsway Close

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

25 Kingsway Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oldham (OL8 1BE). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).

A recent sale: £115,000 in March 2025. Across 2003–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £132,000 is 14.8% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 116% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it's 17.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 17 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

Central heatingYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 25 Kingsway Close, Oldham, OL8 1BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

25 Kingsway Close 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.

Current estimate

£132,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£115,000

Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

21 March 2025Most recent
£115,000
+82.5%over 5 years
25 April 2019
£63,000
+37.0%over 15 years
3 July 2003
£46,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL8 1BE: £110,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in OL8 1BE

On the street

Versus other Kingsway Close homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 25 Kingsway Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,674

Street avg £1,597

Strongly above

Floor Area

43 m²

Street avg 58 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£123k

1 Camberwell Street

OL8 1BL

2 bed

£122k

1 Columbia Street

OL8 1LN

2 bed1 bath

£121k

1 Kent Street

OL8 1QP

2 bed

£132k

1 Brookfield Street

OL8 1DD

3 bed

£128k

1 Kennedy Street

OL8 1BD

3 bed1 bath

£152k

1 Florida Street

OL8 1EL

3 bed

£153k

1 Glendale Court

OL8 1XT

3 bed

£131k

1 Harper Street

OL8 1BB

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.

Full Oldham report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

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

St Thomas CofE Primary School. 53 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.4dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL8 1BE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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