5 Fern Street, Oldham, OL8 1SQ
About 5 Fern Street
5 Fern Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oldham (OL8 1SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold November 2018 for £120,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 107 m² it's 15.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (127 m² median across 16 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £153,000 is 27.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 97.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
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Energy performance
5 Fern Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Feb 2025
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Planning history
5 Fern Street 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.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Fern Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£153,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 21 years.
£120,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
30 November 2018Most recent
£120,000
-4.0%over 8 years29 July 2010
£125,000
+56.3%over 1 year16 January 2009
£80,000
+128.6%over 10 years21 May 1998
£35,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL8 1SQ: £89,000 (2021–2006).
Versus other Fern Street homes
On epc rating, 5 Fern Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,121
Street avg £665
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Osborne Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Thomas CofE Primary School. 53 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.5dB