Semi-Detached

39 HOWGILL CRESCENT

OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WA

£78,750

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Copster Hill, Hollins Road / near Copster Place	0.1 miles
Shop	Volksmaster Van Centre	0.1 miles
Hospital	The Christie at Oldham	1.9 miles
Train station	Moston	2.3 miles
University	UCEN Manchester (City Campus)	5.8 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Last sold

£78,750 Oct 2002

Local average

£217,889 (36 sales)

Street crime

2 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	19/10/2002	£78,750	Semi-detached	—	£315,795 to July 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2022	£217,000
listed	12/04/2021	£210,000
sold	01/01/2004	£110,000
sold	01/01/2002	£78,750

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
10 HEMLOCK AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DN	£170,500	10/09/2025	Semi-detached
5 HEMLOCK AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DN	£150,000	17/11/2023	Semi-detached
158 HOLLINS ROAD, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DG	£165,000	17/11/2023	Semi-detached
1 ENFIELD AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DW	£223,000	18/09/2023	Semi-detached
16 QUANTOCK DRIVE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WJ	£160,000	04/08/2023	Semi-detached
14 STRATFORD AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DR	£208,000	27/06/2023	Semi-detached
35 NORTH GATE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3AE	£180,000	26/05/2023	Semi-detached
3 HALLIWELL AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DL	£170,000	21/12/2022	Semi-detached
32 ENFIELD AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DW	£170,000	16/12/2022	Semi-detached
12 ENFIELD AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DW	£140,000	06/10/2022	Semi-detached
24 HALLIWELL AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DL	£150,000	23/09/2022	Semi-detached
8 QUANTOCK DRIVE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WJ	£230,000	02/09/2022	Semi-detached
4 QUANTOCK DRIVE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WJ	£179,500	26/08/2022	Semi-detached
12 STRATFORD AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DR	£190,000	01/07/2022	Semi-detached
23 NORTH GATE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3AE	£165,000	27/05/2022	Semi-detached
31 HOWGILL CRESCENT, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WA	£123,000	25/05/2022	Semi-detached
9 ENFIELD AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DW	£173,000	28/04/2022	Semi-detached
37 HOWGILL CRESCENT, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WA	£217,000	14/04/2022	Semi-detached
14 ENFIELD AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DW	£143,000	07/04/2022	Semi-detached
18 HALLIWELL AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DL	£155,000	28/03/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £173,100 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 21.5%

10y growth 77.7%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Oldham. Series: Semi-detached. As of July 2026.

1y (index) 5%

5y (index) 37.4%

10y (index) 90.6%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Oldham. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £848/mo

Realistic £942/mo

Optimistic £1,036/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Oldham.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Oldham & Rochdale: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Green Lane, OL8	£995/mo	2	0.29 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £995/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 1.26%

Max investor price (0.8%) £124,375

Target investor price (1%) £99,500

Gross yield 15.2%

Cost-to-rent ratio 6.6×

Monthly cashflow £560/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 29.4%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

INSPIRE registered land data is not available for this location yet.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	2
Total incidents	2

Within 1 mile during Aug 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
The Hathershaw College	Secondary	0.2 miles	Good — 13 May 2016
Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 8 Jan 2020
Holy Rosary RC Junior Infant and Nursery School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 18 Jan 2023
Hulme Grammar School	Other	0.5 miles	— (No rating)
Coppice Primary Academy	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 20 May 2015

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
04/03/2008	22/02/2008	1	—

# 39 HOWGILL CRESCENT, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WA

## Property details

- Slug: `201407c` (address key hash: `201407cb5ef90de15cfb779298c8fac1630e7b63`)
- Postcode: OL8 3WA
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Last sold: £78,750 Oct 2002
- Local average: £217,889 (36 sales)
- Street crime: 2 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £78,750
- Date: 2002-10-19
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2002-10-19 | £78,750 | Semi-detached | — | £315,795 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/e1fd217b-4c7b-401f-bddb-90222c6c3599) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 39 HOWGILL CRESCENT, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WA | £78,750 | 19/10/2002 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [79525224](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/681ed92)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2022-01-01 | £217,000 |
| listed | 2021-04-12 | £210,000 |
| sold | 2004-01-01 | £110,000 |
| sold | 2002-01-01 | £78,750 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 10 HEMLOCK AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DN | £170,500 | 10/09/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 5 HEMLOCK AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DN | £150,000 | 17/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 158 HOLLINS ROAD, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DG | £165,000 | 17/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 1 ENFIELD AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DW | £223,000 | 18/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 16 QUANTOCK DRIVE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WJ | £160,000 | 04/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 14 STRATFORD AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DR | £208,000 | 27/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 35 NORTH GATE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3AE | £180,000 | 26/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 3 HALLIWELL AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DL | £170,000 | 21/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 32 ENFIELD AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DW | £170,000 | 16/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 12 ENFIELD AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DW | £140,000 | 06/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 24 HALLIWELL AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DL | £150,000 | 23/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 QUANTOCK DRIVE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WJ | £230,000 | 02/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 QUANTOCK DRIVE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WJ | £179,500 | 26/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 12 STRATFORD AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DR | £190,000 | 01/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 23 NORTH GATE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3AE | £165,000 | 27/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 31 HOWGILL CRESCENT, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WA | £123,000 | 25/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 ENFIELD AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DW | £173,000 | 28/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 37 HOWGILL CRESCENT, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WA | £217,000 | 14/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 14 ENFIELD AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DW | £143,000 | 07/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 18 HALLIWELL AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DL | £155,000 | 28/03/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £173,100 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 21.5%
- **10y growth:** 77.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Oldham; Semi-detached series; as of July 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5%
- **5y growth (index):** 37.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 90.6%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Oldham). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £848/mo
- **Realistic:** £942/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,036/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Oldham & Rochdale (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Green Lane, OL8 | £995/mo | 2 | 0.29 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £995/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.26% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £124,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £99,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £995/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 15.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 6.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £560/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 29.4%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **2** |

*Within 1 mile during Aug 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The Hathershaw College | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Good — 13 May 2016 |
| Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 8 Jan 2020 |
| Holy Rosary RC Junior Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 18 Jan 2023 |
| Hulme Grammar School | Other | 0.5 miles | — (No rating) |
| Coppice Primary Academy | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 20 May 2015 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #5494145
- **Address:** 39 Howgill Crescent, OLDHAM, OL8 3WA
- **Certificate Issued:** 04/03/2008
- **Work Completed:** 22/02/2008
- **Items:** 1 window(s)