17 Brook Lane, Oldham, OL8 2BD
About 17 Brook Lane
17 Brook Lane is a mid-terrace house in Oldham (OL8 2BD). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Today's modelled estimate of £202,000 sits 80.4% above the 2022 sale of £112,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 72.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: HMO conversion approved in 2024. Past consents include HMO conversion and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 124 m² it's 16.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 16 EPCs). Sold December 2022 for £112,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 17 Brook Lane, Oldham, OL8 2BD
- Feb 2024HMOOutlineOutcome in report
Proposed change of use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a children's home for three children and three carers.
Change of Use- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- CEA/352176/24
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£202,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£112,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 December 2022Most recent
£112,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL8 2BD: £60,000 (2022–2017).
Versus other Brook Lane homes
Years Held for 17 Brook Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£903
Street avg £759
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Retford Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Alexandra Park Junior School. 52 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB