12 Harrow Avenue, Oldham, OL8 4HZ
About 12 Harrow Avenue
12 Harrow Avenue is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oldham (OL8 4HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 60 m² it's 17.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 21 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 is 14.8% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 93% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2024 at £149,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
12 Harrow Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
12 Harrow Avenue has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.
£171,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 21 years.
£149,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
30 January 2024Most recent
£149,000
+67.4%over 15 years12 June 2008
£89,000
+111.9%over 5 years11 November 2002
£42,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL8 4HZ: £160,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Harrow Avenue homes
On epc rating, 12 Harrow Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,483
Street avg £1,793
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Frederick Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School. 52 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB







