OL2 5DF
Last sold £159,950 in April 2014
12, Downham Close, Oldham
- Property type
- Detached
- Bedrooms
- 4 (est.)
- Tenure
- Leasehold
- Floor area
- 829 sq ft / 77 sq m
- EPC rating
- D
- Elevation
- About 154m — higher than about 20% of homes in Oldham
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Price history in context
- Apr 2014 — £159,950 · +128.5% · 33 pts ahead of the UK market
- Nov 2000 — £70,000
What this home might be worth today
£255,000
Estimate range £243,000–£268,000
+59.7% since April 2014 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid below the local norm at the time
vs 17 nearby sales within a year · 4-bed (est.) detached within 1 km
The life around it
- St. Paul's CofE Primary School 13-min walk
- E-ACT the Oldham Academy North 8-min walk crosses a major road
- Mills Hill station 2.8km
- Oaken Bank Wood 4.4km
- The coast (coastline) 35.4km
- Boating Lake 2.8km
- Pond 211m
- Rochdale Canal 2.3km
- Plumton Clough 226m
- Public Park 909m
- Playing Field 26m
- Shop 592m
- Holden Fold (Opp) 56m
Broadband
- Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data
Commute by train
From Mills Hill, 2.8km away
- 12 min Manchester
- 59 min Liverpool
- 78 min Leeds
- 92 min Sheffield
Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.
Schools nearby
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1 E-ACT the Oldham Academy North · Secondary 0.3 miles State Attainment 8: 46.9 — top 40% nationally (2023)
Flood risk
Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: outside every mapped risk area. Check the current map
Noise
Road noise here is mapped at 55–59 dB (Lden, DEFRA 2022) — audible traffic.
Modelled annual average at this point, not a measurement on the doorstep. Below 55 dB is not mapped.
Sunshine and hills
Sunshine: about 1,300 hours a year. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.
Hills: on level ground; surrounding hills hide about 3% of the year's sun. Buildings and trees are not counted.
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- 8, Downham Close, Oldham £272,700 · 2022
- 121, Broadway, Oldham £222,000 · 2021
- 117, Broadway, Oldham £285,000 · 2025
- 115, Broadway, Oldham £140,000 · 2018
- 123, Broadway, Oldham £228,000 · 2026
- 15, Downham Close, Oldham £152,000 · 2004
Planning activity nearby
- Permitted Part single & part two storey side and rear extension May 2026 source
- Permitted Non Material Amendment application in respect of the levels of the proposed replacement… Jun 2025 source
- Undecided Two storey side and rear extension, single storey rear extension, dormer window to rear… Apr 2026 source
- Undecided Discharge of condition no's. 3 (contamination/gas) and 5 (Construction Environmental… May 2026 source
- Permitted 1) Creation of three open netball courts with associated acoustic and security fencing,… Apr 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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