What kind of home is 5 Chester Street, OL9 7BD?

5 Chester Street, OL9 7BD is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did 5 Chester Street, OL9 7BD last change hands?

5 Chester Street, OL9 7BD last sold for £66,000 in December 2005, around 21 years ago. Before that, it sold for £48,000 in December 2004, so prices have been rising over 1 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5 Chester Street, OL9 7BD appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between December 2004 and December 2005, 5 Chester Street, OL9 7BD rose from £48,000 to £66,000, a change of £18,000. That works out to roughly +36.8% per year compounded over 1 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Chester Street, OL9 7BD?

The current EPC rating for 5 Chester Street, OL9 7BD is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in April 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Chester Street, OL9 7BD?

5 Chester Street, OL9 7BD has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (893 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Chester Street, OL9 7BD use?

The latest EPC at 5 Chester Street, OL9 7BD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Chester Street, OL9 7BD?

5 Chester Street, OL9 7BD is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 5 Chester Street, OL9 7BD in?

5 Chester Street, OL9 7BD sits in Oldham. It falls within the OL9 postcode district.

Is 5 Chester Street, OL9 7BD in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Chester Street, OL9 7BD show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 100% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Chester Street, OL9 7BD?

The closest primary school to 5 Chester Street, OL9 7BD is Freehold Community Academy (350m), one of 40 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Oldham Sixth Form College (1.1km), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 5 Chester Street, OL9 7BD?

The closest bus stop to 5 Chester Street, OL9 7BD is Lincoln Street, 128m away. The nearest tram option is Freehold (Manchester Metrolink), 497m away.

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5 Chester Street, Oldham, OL9 7BD

Estimated value

£135,000

Since the 2005 sale (£66,000)+105%
Against OL9 7BD's recent median (£85,000)+59%

Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

83 m²

893 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£135,000

Against its 2005 sale (£66,000)+105%
Against OL9 7BD's recent median (£85,000)+59%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 5 Chester Street is modelled from its 83 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OL9 7BD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
83 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2014
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2005
Recent sales in OL9 7BD
5 sales, median £85,000 (2025–2020)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Chester Street changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Sales timeline

12 December 2005Most recent
£66,000
+37.5%over 1 year
6 December 2004
£48,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL9 7BD: £85,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in OL9 7BD

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 5 Chester Street, Oldham, OL9 7BD. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
Recent ownership pattern worth a lookIn report
Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 5 Chester Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Chester Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oldham (OL9 7BD). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in December 2005. Across 2004–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 36.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 sits 104.5% above the 2005 sale of £66,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 309.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2024

Current Certificate

Apr 2014

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 22 April 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Chester Street, Oldham, OL9 7BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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.

On the street

Versus other Chester Street homes

Four headline reads against 50 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Chester Street outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£795

Street avg £510

Above

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 87 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Above

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Oldham district page.

Full Oldham report

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.

Nearest schools

Freehold Community AcademyPrimary350m
Stanley Road Primary SchoolPrimary663m
Corpus Christi RC Primary SchoolPrimary663m
Werneth Primary SchoolPrimary772m

Nearest stops

Lincoln StreetBus stop128m
Oxford StreetBus stop149m
Derby StreetBus stop150m
Manchester RoadBus stop161m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences10 reports100%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL9 7BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.2dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL9 7BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Method

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 5 Chester Street is modelled from its 83 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OL9 7BD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 5 Chester Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Chester Street was lodged in April 2014 at band D and expired in April 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 5 Chester Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 7 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 49 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OL9 7BD, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 5 Chester Street is in council tax band A. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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