7 Brook Lane, Oldham, OL8 2BD
About 7 Brook Lane
7 Brook Lane is a mid-terrace house in Oldham (OL8 2BD). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
Held since June 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 sits 760.5% above the 1999 sale of £21,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£12/sq ft) was about 76.2% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
7 Brook Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
7 Brook Lane 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
7 Brook Lane's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£185,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£21,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 June 1999Most recent
£21,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL8 2BD: £80,000 (2022–2018).
Versus other Brook Lane homes
On price per m², 7 Brook Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£133
Street avg £824
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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