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 23.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 20 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2021–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 111.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 is 33.6% 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 November 2034
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.
£171,000
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







