Detached

26 HOWGILL CRESCENT

OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WA

£111,950

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View OL8 3WA

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

Detached

Floor area

116 m²

EPC rating

C

Year built

England and Wales: 1996-2002

Last sold

£111,950 May 2002

Price per m²

£965/m²

Local average

£312,659 (14 sales)

Street crime

2 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 11/12/2013

Expiry date: 10/12/2023 (expired)

Current heating cost: £664/year

Potential heating cost: £532/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £20,325

Recommendations

  • Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£100 - £350)
  • Floor insulation (£800 - £1,200)
  • Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£9,000 - £14,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event Date Price Type % change Today’s value (HPI) Action
Sold 24/05/2002 £111,950 Detached — £445,890 to July 2026 View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
44 HOWGILL CRESCENT, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WA £325,000 24/07/2026 Detached
11 HOWARDIAN CLOSE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WE £280,000 05/12/2025 Detached
32 HOWGILL CRESCENT, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WA £260,000 20/05/2024 Detached
52 HOWGILL CRESCENT, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WA £282,600 16/12/2022 Detached
15 HOWARDIAN CLOSE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WE £430,000 09/12/2022 Detached
8 HOWARDIAN CLOSE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WE £271,000 28/09/2022 Detached
27 STRATFORD AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DR £185,000 26/04/2022 Detached
7 HOWARDIAN CLOSE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WE £325,000 23/03/2022 Detached
22 HOWGILL CRESCENT, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WA £285,000 23/11/2021 Detached

Area average: £293,733 (9 sales)

For sale comparables

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

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 21%
10y growth 58.9%

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

1y (index) 3.7%
5y (index) 34.9%
10y (index) 84.7%

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 from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. 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 0.89%
Max investor price (0.8%) £124,375
Target investor price (1%) £99,500
Gross yield 10.7%
Cost-to-rent ratio 9.4×
Monthly cashflow £430/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 15.9%
  • 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

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