37 Birchenlea Street, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 8HA
About 37 Birchenlea Street
37 Birchenlea Street is an end-of-terrace house in Chadderton, Oldham, Oldham (OL9 8HA). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
At 99 m² it's 25.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2021–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 111.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 is 27.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 48.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £128,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
37 Birchenlea Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
37 Birchenlea Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2021.
£163,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 111.8% per year over 1 year.
£128,000
Growth on file: 111.8% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
21 January 2022Most recent
£128,000
+111.8%14 December 2021
£60,446
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL9 8HA: £115,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in OL9 8HA
32 Birchenlea Street, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 8HA
Sold Oct 2024
£165,0005 Birchenlea Street, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 8HA
Sold Oct 2022
£115,00022 Birchenlea Street, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 8HA
Sold Jun 2022
£129,9501 Birchenlea Street, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 8HA
Sold Jan 2022
£20,0007 Birchenlea Street, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 8HA
Sold Aug 2021
£105,000
Versus other Birchenlea Street homes
Floor Area for 37 Birchenlea Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,293
Street avg £1,064
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
Coalshaw Green Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Yew Tree Community School. 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
57.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.1dB







