68 Crete Street, Oldham, OL8 1PQ
About 68 Crete Street
68 Crete Street is a mid-terrace house in Oldham (OL8 1PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
At 74 m² it's 26.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 41 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £88,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 is 30.7% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 169.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
68 Crete Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 68 Crete Street, Oldham, OL8 1PQ
- Jul 2025ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
1) 2 no. single storey rear extensions 2) First floor rear extension 3) Rear dormer
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/354559/25
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 68 Crete Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£115,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 27 years.
£88,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
5 December 2024Most recent
£88,000
+158.8%over 20 years20 February 2004
£34,000
+151.9%over 6 years16 February 1998
£13,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL8 1PQ: £83,000 (2023–2021).
Versus other Crete Street homes
Years Held for 68 Crete Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,189
Street avg £681
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Palmer Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Broadfield Primary School. 50 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







