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 £196,000 sits 811.6% above the 1999 sale of £21,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£12/sq ft) was about 77.3% 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 January 2027
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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Level 3 Building Survey
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).
£196,000
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
2/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