2 Harrow Avenue, Oldham, OL8 4HZ
About 2 Harrow Avenue
2 Harrow Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Oldham (OL8 4HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 87 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 21 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £189,000 is 18.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 42.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £160,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
A a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension application was refused at 2 Harrow Avenue in 2021.
3 applications on record at 2 Harrow Avenue, Oldham, OL8 4HZ
- Dec 2021ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Single & two storey side and rear extensions
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/347706/21
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchDec 2022Decision
- ExtensionApr 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£189,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£160,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 August 2021Most recent
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL8 4HZ: £152,000 (2025–2024).
Versus other Harrow Avenue homes
Floor Area for 2 Harrow Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,839
Street avg £1,825
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB







