5 Bankside Close, OL3 6JT

Detached house192 m²EPC EBand FFreehold

5 Bankside Close, in OL3, is a freehold detached house on Bankside Close. It last sold for £390,000 in 2016, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records.

20 min walk to GreenfieldLow crimeFlood risk very low14 of 16 schools Good+Quiet by DEFRA mapping
53.54642, -2.00040 · OL3 6JT

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
Detached house
Detached
Floor area
192 m²
2,067 sq ft
Built
1967-1975
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
15 t/yr
current estimate

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

Most likely worth £550,000£610,000 today, from its £390,000 sale carried along the local index — in a pocket pricier than the wider area.

Most likely range today
£550,000£610,000
The last sold price carried forward along the local price index. Wider 80% range £485,000 – £670,000. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2016)
£390,000
The known fact every projection starts from — HM Land Registry's recorded price.
£390,000£610,000£550,000sold Dec 16today
£390k£610k£550ksold Dec 16today
core 50% range wider 80% range

From the last sold price to today, along the local price index. The bands widen with time since the sale — the inner band is where the value most likely sits, the outer the wider plausible spread.

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OL3 £/m² (recent sales)£3,090this home £2,031 at its last sale
The local market
Recent sold prices around this home
Recent sold prices around this home · © MapTiler · © OpenStreetMap contributors

Recent sold prices, coloured low → high; tap a dot for its price. Positions are postcode centroids, not exact addresses. © MapTiler · © OpenStreetMap contributors

5-year
+17%
local sold prices
1-year
-1%
local sold prices
Latest-month median
£327,288
all types, local area
What each type sells for
Detached · this home£624,613
£3,843/m² · ~158 m² · 13 sales · last 2 yrs
Semi-detached£372,225
£3,194/m² · ~108 m² · 24 sales · last 2 yrs
Terraced£272,592
£2,955/m² · ~87 m² · 24 sales · last 2 yrs
Flat / maisonette£186,497
£2,910/m² · ~48 m² · 34 sales · last 2 yrs
Higher or lower-priced pocket?

OL3 6 is a higher-priced pocket — median of this property type is +7% vs the wider OL3 area (last 2 years, same window both sides).

OL3 6 · postcode sector£600,000
OL3 · postcode district£560,000
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Oldham, the official average home value is £214,850+5% in a year, +34% over five.

Detached · this home£379,768
Semi-detached£244,930
Terraced£181,723
Flat / maisonette£131,245

Covers the whole Oldham area, not this postcode.

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A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.

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Comparable sales analysed
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Point estimate
Likely range (p50) & wide range (p80)
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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 5 Bankside Close, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 2016.

£100k£200k£300k£400k200820122016202020242026£267kSold 2016: £390,000£390k
£100k£200k£300k£400k201520212026£267kSold 2016: £390,000£390k
OL3 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against OL3's yearly median.

16 Dec 2016Most recent
£390,000
Detached house · Freehold
13 Dec 2016NON-STANDARD
£5,000
Other · Freehold
Energy certificate 11 Aug 2016
Rated EPC E · 192 m² recorded
Built 1967-1975
Property built
1965–1982
What a home of this era typically means
  • Cavity walls that can usually be retrofitted with insulation; loft insulation, if original, will be thin by today’s standards.
  • Any flat-roof or single-storey extension from this era may be near the end of its serviceable life.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Rows marked non-standard are "additional price paid" entries (repossessions, bulk purchases, right-to-buy) — listed for completeness, excluded from the change figures.

Energy & running costs

What 5 Bankside Close's Energy Performance Certificate says about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band E (44/100) — improvable to A
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £3,210 a year. The certificate expired in 2026 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home.
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!The certificate expired in 2026 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home, and the property may have changed since the assessment.
A92+
Potential · 92
B81–91
C69–80
D55–68
E39–54
This home · 44
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
15 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1967-1975
EPC construction age band
Built form
Detached
Running cost
£3,210/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
11 Aug 2016
lodgement date
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Built 1967-1975 — older fabric, so radiator sizing and insulation need checking before a heat pump.
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The construction detail, element by element

Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.

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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
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EPC data © Crown copyright, from the domestic EPC register. Certificates describe the home as assessed on their date.

Getting around

Stations and stops within practical reach of the front door.

Greenfield — about a 20-minute walk
Rail station. Closest bus stop about 331 m away.
Stations (blue rail, indigo underground) and nearest bus stops (amber) — NaPTAN
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Nearest station
Greenfield
Rail
Walk time
~20 min
1.3 km
Nearest bus stop
331 m
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NaPTAN and network open data; walk times assume ~80 m per minute on the street network.

Schools

The nearest primaries and secondaries, with their latest Ofsted judgement.

Strong schools
16 schools within range, 14 rated Good or Outstanding. Nearest is Saddleworth School (547 m).
Nearest schools — blue primary, pink secondary (DfE/Ofsted)
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St Chad's Church of England Primary School · PrimaryGood688 mOfsted ↗
Greenfield Primary School · PrimaryOutstanding1.1 kmOfsted ↗
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School · PrimaryGood1.5 kmOfsted ↗
Saddleworth School · SecondaryRequires improvement547 mOfsted ↗
Mossley Hollins High School · SecondaryGood3.5 kmOfsted ↗
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Results & admissions for all 16 schools in range

Every school nearby with exam performance (KS2 progress, Progress 8) benchmarked against the borough and England, admission odds by preference, capacity, and catchment likelihood for this address.

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St Chad's Church of England Primary School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
Greenfield Primary School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
Saddleworth School — Progress 8, GCSE results & admission odds
Mossley Hollins High School — Progress 8, GCSE results & admission odds
The other 11 schools in range, with Ofsted & distance
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The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

Council tax band F (≈£3,758/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises · 46 amenities in a 15-minute walk.

Council tax
Band F
£3,758/yr · Oldham
Gigabit broadband
100%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
Amenities
46
within a 15-minute walk
Nearest green space
469 m
King George V Playing Fields
Cafés, pubs & restaurants269 mReclamation Room
Food shops373 mAlimentari Di Alberti
Health327 mSaddleworth Medical Practice
Parks & green space469 mKing George V Playing Fields
Food hygiene

Food hygiene nearby averages 4.6/5 across 36 rated places. 1 rated 2 or below within a mile.

Nearest rated places (8)
5/5 Uppermill Sports Club182 mPub/bar/nightclub
5/5 Reclamation Room292 mRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen
5/5 Saddleworth Voluntary Services Luncheon Club for the Elderly292 mOther catering premises
5/5 Suzanne Thorp at The Frostery357 mRetailers - other
4/5 Alimentari Di Alberti389 mRetailers - other
5/5 Neil Mellor Butchers389 mRetailers - other
5/5 Albion Tap391 mPub/bar/nightclub
5/5 Saddleworth Wine Vault391 mPub/bar/nightclub
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All 46 amenities, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

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All 28 cafés, pubs & restaurants — names & distancesnearest: Reclamation Room
All 6 food shops — names & distancesnearest: Alimentari Di Alberti
All 4 health — names & distancesnearest: Saddleworth Medical Practice
Every amenity category, counted with nearest distances
Parks & green spaces with sizes
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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Oldham 020E neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 7/10less deprived than most of England; household income about 2% above the national average; shared/rented housing low.

7/10Less deprived than most of England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: health and income score well, but a weaker housing & access.

Breakdown by domain
Income7/10
Employment6/10
Education & skills7/10
Health8/10
Crime7/10
Housing & access3/10
Living environment4/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

Crime & safety

Reported street-level crime within about 400 m of OL3 6JT.

Low crime
0 crimes over 24 months — about 0 a month. Trend broadly stable.
Lower crime than about 65% of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhood ranking from the Indices of Deprivation crime domain — relative risk of personal and property crime.
Full breakdown — every category, monthly trend & road safety
Road safety

3 fatal or serious collisions recorded within 500 m over 3 years — check whether these cluster at one junction.

Collisions
7
within 500 m
Per year
2.3
over 3 years
Casualties
7
all severities
Fatal0
Serious3
Slight4
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Inside all 0 crime categories

The trend inside every crime category and how this pocket compares with the wider area per 1,000 residents.

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Police.uk street-level reports, positioned to protect privacy — points snap to anonymised map locations. Road collisions from DfT STATS19.

Flood & ground

Environment Agency, UKHSA and Coal Authority screening for this location.

Flood: low
Nothing at this location that would typically trouble a lender.
EA Flood Map for Planning — blue shading marks rivers & sea flood zones 2–3
EA Flood Map for Planning — blue shading marks rivers & sea flood zones 2–3 · © MapTiler · © OpenStreetMap contributors

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Surface water (rainfall)
Very Low
Chance of flooding in heavy rainfall — EA NaFRA2.
Very low
Low
Medium
High
Rivers & sea
Very Low
Likelihood of river or sea flooding today — EA NaFRA2.
Very low
Low
Medium
High
Climate outlook · 2040s–2060s (central climate scenario)
Surface waterVery LowVery Low
Rivers & seaVery LowVery Low
No increase projected under the central climate scenario (EA NaFRA2).

Nearest watercourse: 692 m away.

Storm overflows & water quality
Heavy sewage spills monitored nearby
Worst site (GREENFIELD CHEW VALLEY ROAD CSO): 54 spills over 27 hours in 2025.
Monitored overflows nearby (6)
DOBCROSS NEW ROAD CSO4 spillsinto RIVER TAME · 1.2 km · United Utilities
STANDEDGE RD DIGGLE SSO1 spillsinto DIGGLE BROOK · 1.3 km · United Utilities
GREENFIELD CHEW VALLEY ROAD CSO54 spillsinto RIVER TAME VIA SWS · 1.4 km · United Utilities
EAST GREENFIELD CSO0 spillsinto RIVER TAME · 1.4 km · United Utilities
SADDLEWORTH WWTW53 spillsinto RIVER TAME · 1.5 km · United Utilities
MANCHESTER ROAD (GREENFIELD) CSO0 spillsinto RIVER TAME · 2.0 km · United Utilities
Energy infrastructure nearby

Scouthead Power Plant (Landfill Gas, 2.9 MW) is operational 2.6 km away.

All 1 projects
Scouthead Power Plant2.9 MWLandfill Gas · operational · 2.6 km
Radon
Low
1–3% of homes above action level
Coal mining
Not in a coalfield
Coal Authority
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The deep ground file

The EA planning flood zone, historic flooding and landfill within 1 km, BGS GeoSure six-theme ground-stability screening, non-coal mining hazard and coastal erosion — and what each finding means for insurance and conveyancing.

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EA Flood Map for Planning zone (rivers & sea, zones 2–3)
Historic flooding & landfill within 1 km
Ground stability — BGS GeoSure six-theme screening
Non-coal mining hazard & coastal erosion
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Environment Agency flood mapping and storm-overflow monitoring, UKHSA radon atlas, Coal Authority reporting areas and the Renewable Energy Planning Database — location screening, not a site investigation.

Noise, air & designations

DEFRA strategic mapping and planning designations at 5 Bankside Close's location.

A quiet pocket by DEFRA mapping · NO₂ ~9 µg/m³
Road noise
DEFRA
Daytime54 dB Lden
1 dB above the 53 dB guideline — moderate
35guideline 5385 dB
Night
Not mapped at this plot (guideline 45 dB Lnight)
Rail noise
NOT MAPPED
DEFRA maps no significant rail noise at this plot or immediately bordering it.
Aircraft noise
NOT MAPPED
DEFRA maps no significant aircraft noise at this plot or immediately bordering it.
Nearest airport: Manchester, 28.1 km away — occasional high-altitude overflight possible.
What does a decibel sound like?
40
Quiet library
50
Quiet home
60
Conversation
70
Busy main road
80
Heavy traffic
Decibels are logarithmic: every +10 dB sounds roughly twice as loud, so 65 dB is markedly noisier than 55 — not “a little” more.
NO₂9 µg/m³Good
PM2.57 µg/m³Moderate
PM1010 µg/m³Good
How each pollutant compares — WHO guideline, UK limit & national average
NO₂
9 µg/m³Good
9 µg/m³
WHO 10UK limit 40
National average 3 µg/m³
PM2.5
7 µg/m³Moderate
7 µg/m³
WHO 5UK limit 20
National average 5 µg/m³
Cleaner than 16% of the country
PM10
10 µg/m³Good
10 µg/m³
WHO 15UK limit 40
National average 8 µg/m³
Cleaner than 30% of the country
Planning designations at this address
Listed buildingNo
Not statutorily listed, so the usual alteration rules apply.
Conservation areaNo
Not in a conservation area.
Article 4 directionNo
No Article 4 direction — normal permitted-development rights apply.
Tree preservation orderNo
No tree preservation order recorded on the plot.

DEFRA strategic noise mapping (dB Lden day / Lnight night) and modelled background air quality; designations from local plan open data.

The street and the area

Where 5 Bankside Close sits in its local market.

OL3 median
£284,250
last 8 years
OL3 £/m²
£3,090
last 8 years

5 Bankside Close: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 5 Bankside Close last sell, and for how much?

5 Bankside Close last sold for £390,000 on 16 Dec 2016, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 5 Bankside Close been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 5 Bankside Close. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 5 Bankside Close?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 192 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 5 Bankside Close?

5 Bankside Close is in council tax band F, costing about £3,758 a year (Oldham).

How energy efficient is 5 Bankside Close?

Its most recent EPC rates it E (score 44). Its recommended improvements would take it to A.

What is 5 Bankside Close worth today?

Carrying its 2016 sale price forward with OL3's market movement suggests roughly £363,000–£523,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

What is crime like near 5 Bankside Close?

Police recorded 0 crimes within about 400 m over 24 months — roughly 0 a month. The trend is broadly stable. (Source: Police.uk)

What schools are near 5 Bankside Close?

16 schools are within range, 14 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest is Saddleworth School (547 m). (Source: DfE/Ofsted)

What transport links are near 5 Bankside Close?

The nearest station is Greenfield, about a 20-minute walk. The closest bus stop is about 331 m away.

Is 5 Bankside Close at risk of flooding?

No flood warnings are in force. Surface-water (heavy rainfall) risk at this location is very low. Rivers-and-sea risk is very low. (Source: Environment Agency)

How fast is broadband at 5 Bankside Close?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at OL3 6JT

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Bankside Close.

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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The data behind this dossier
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Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.