12 Chester Street, Oldham, OL9 7BD
About 12 Chester Street
12 Chester Street is a mid-terrace house in Oldham (OL9 7BD). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in July 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 sits 1030.4% above the 1999 sale of £11,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£11/sq ft) was about 40.3% below the postcode norm. At 97 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 50 EPCs).
Energy performance
12 Chester Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
12 Chester Street 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
12 Chester Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£130,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£11,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 July 1999Most recent
£11,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL9 7BD: £85,000 (2025–2020).
Versus other Chester Street homes
12 Chester Street is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£119
Street avg £535
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lincoln Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Freehold Community Academy. 49 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
56.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB







