1Coal development high-risk area: Inside mapped area
Past mining can affect the ground and planned building work.
Ask the conveyancer whether a coal mining search is needed.
17 Fairfields, Oldham, OL8 3AS
Last sale£190,000Nov 2020 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Oldham semi-detached prices£280,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Coal development high-risk areaInside mapped area
EnergyEPC CJul 2020
MapN ↑227 m ↔
Before you offer
3 things to check
2Leasehold: Lease documents needed
The lease term and charges affect future costs and mortgage options.
Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
3Radon: Testing advised
Higher-radon area (1–3% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.
Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
＋ Flood risk very low · EPC C
Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.
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If it moved with Oldham semi-detached prices
£280,000
How does the asking price compare?
This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2020 | £190,000 | Semi-detached | Leasehold | A |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £248,500 · 4 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Fairfields, Oldham, OL8 3AS | Mar 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
| 10 Fairfields, Oldham, OL8 3AS | Oct 2025 | £237,000 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
| 3 Fairfields, Oldham, OL8 3AS | Mar 2025 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
| 4 Fairfields, Oldham, OL8 3AS | Jul 2024 | £216,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 12 Fairfields, Oldham, OL8 3AS | May 2024 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
| 1 Fairfields, Oldham, OL8 3AS | Feb 2022 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 8 Fairfields, Oldham, OL8 3AS | Sep 2021 | £202,000 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
| 14 Fairfields, Oldham, OL8 3AS | May 2021 | £991 | Other property | Freehold |
Show all 13
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Fairfields, Oldham, OL8 3AS | Nov 2020 | £190,000 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
| 2 Fairfields, Oldham, OL8 3AS | Jul 2020 | £162,000 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
| 16 Fairfields, Oldham, OL8 3AS | May 2019 | £149,000 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
| 5 Fairfields, Oldham, OL8 3AS | Feb 2018 | £153,500 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
| 8 Fairfields, Oldham, OL8 3AS | Oct 2015 | £125,000 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
The land
Coal development high-risk area: Inside mapped area
Past mining can affect the ground and planned building work.
Ask the conveyancer whether a coal mining search is needed.
Radon: Testing advised
Higher-radon area (1–3% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.
Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
＋ Flood risk very low
Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.
View building and land map ↑The building
EPC C
Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.
Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
- Floor area
- 94 m²
- Potential EPC band
- B
- Age band
- England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Cavity wall, filled cavity
- Roof (certificate wording)
- Pitched, 250 mm loft insulation
- Windows (certificate wording)
- Fully double glazed
- Heating (certificate wording)
- Boiler and radiators, mains gas
- Building height
- Unavailable
Living
Broadband in the area
Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%
Full fibre in the local authority: 94.6%
Schools nearby
- The Hathershaw CollegeSecondary · 494 m · School remains Good
- Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · 632 m · Not judged
- Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · 717 m · Good
- Oasis Academy LimesidePrimary · 794 m · Requires improvement
- Limehurst Community Primary SchoolPrimary · 807 m · School remains Good
- Oasis Academy OldhamSecondary · 863 m · Good
- Holy Family RC Primary SchoolPrimary · 892 m · Requires improvement
- Hulme Grammar School1114 m
- Medlock Valley Primary SchoolPrimary · 1185 m · Good
- Coppice Primary AcademyPrimary · 1224 m · Standards maintained
- St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary · 1230 m · Not judged
- Broadfield Primary SchoolPrimary · 1363 m
- Werneth Primary SchoolPrimary · 1393 m · Good
- St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary · 1405 m · Good
- New Bridge School1465 m · Standards maintained
- Hollinwood Academy1483 m · School remains Outstanding
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 3 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: Unavailable
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Next steps
Ask a surveyor to confirm Level 2 or Level 3 after reviewing the age, condition and alterations.
Ask the conveyancer about local authority, drainage, environmental, flood and mining searches appropriate to this address.
Compare survey levels →Questions for the agent
Questions for your surveyor and conveyancer
Ask the surveyor
Which survey level covers this home’s condition, damp, cracks and any alterations?
- Radon: Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
Ask the conveyancer
Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?
- Coal development high-risk area: Ask the conveyancer whether a coal mining search is needed.
- Leasehold: Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
Sources and licences
Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026
Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022
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