18 Alvingham Avenue, Oldham, OL8 1RA
About 18 Alvingham Avenue
18 Alvingham Avenue is a mid-terrace house in Oldham (OL8 1RA). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (November 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 34 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. It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £200,000. Across 2012–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 is 16.5% above the 2025 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
Energy performance
18 Alvingham Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 18 Alvingham Avenue, Oldham, OL8 1RA
- Mar 2017RenovationFullOutcome in report
External alterations to front elevation
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/339630/17
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Sales history & valuation
18 Alvingham Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£233,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 12 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
14 January 2025Most recent
£200,000
+35.1%over 12 years30 August 2012
£148,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL8 1RA: £190,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in OL8 1RA
Versus other Alvingham Avenue homes
On years held, 18 Alvingham Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,481
Street avg £1,671
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Gainsborough Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Broadfield Primary School. 50 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB







