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32 HOWGILL CRESCENT

OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER OL8 3WA

3 beds 2 baths 75 m² Listed 20 Nov 2023 (-1066d)

£250,000

Guide Price

Reduced on 24 Oct 2023

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Listing type

Auction

Front View Kitchen Rear View Conservatory Living Room Photo 6 Utility Room Dining Room Dining Room Photo 10 Photo 11 Photo 12 Photo 13 Bedroom Family Bathroom

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Property details

Listing category

Auction

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

75 m²

Council tax band

D

EPC rating

D

Last sold

£260,000 May 2024

Price per m²

£3,333/m²

Local average

£312,659 (-20%)

Deprivation

Decile 1 (3,347 of 33,755)

Street crime

2 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

Key features

  • Buy-It-Now Option Available
  • Being Sold By GOTO Online Auction
  • Buyer’S Fees Apply
  • Sought After Location
  • Modern Well Equipped Kitchen
  • 3 D Matterport Virtual Tour
  • Conservatory
  • Attached Garage
  • Utility Room
  • Close To Amenities And Transport Links

Additional details

Heating
Gas central
Parking
Garage, Driveway
Garden
Private garden

Description

The Property
Howgill Crescent is accessed off Hollins road and located in Copthorne Park a modern neighbourhood of executive homes. With close access to Oldham town centre and all surrounding amenities with, shops, school and colleges within easy reach. Ideal for accessing the national motorway networks and public transport systems, to Manchester city centre, airport and beyond.

This 3 bedroom executive home is detached and has an attached garage with offroad driveway parking. You enter the property into the main hall with first floor stair access. Then into the large open plan living room through into the dining. Of the dining room is a large conservatory that over looks the private garden. The modern well equipped kitchen also overlooks the garden and boasts a downstairs separate W/C and utility room with access to the rear garden.

Upsatirs the property has 3 double bedrooms with the front bedroom and side bedroom being oversized. The master bedroom boasts an en-suite and off the landing is a modern family bathroom.

This is an excellent move in ready property and will not last long so do not delay book your viewing today!


Property Description
Being Sold by GOTO Online Auction

Starting Bids from £250,000

Buy it now option available

Please call or visit Purplebricks Online Auctions for more information.

This property is for sale by Online Auction. The Online Modern Method of Auction is a flexible buyer friendly method of purchase. The purchaser will have 56 working days to exchange and complete once the draft contract has been issued by the vendors solicitor. Allowing the additional time to exchange and complete on the property means interested parties can proceed with traditional residential finance. Upon close of a successful auction or if the vendor accepts an offer during the auction, the buyer with be required to put down a non-refundable reservation fee. The fee will be a fixed fee including the Vat, this secures the transaction and takes the property off the market. The buyer will be required to agree to our terms and conditions prior to solicitors being instructed. Copies of the Reservation form and all terms and conditions can be found on the online Auction website or requested from our Auction Department.

Please note this property is subject to an undisclosed Reserve Price which is typically no more than 10% in excess of the Starting Bid. Both the Starting Bid and Reserve Price can be subject to change. Our primary duty of care is to the vendor. Terms and conditions apply to the Modern Method of Auction, which is operated by GOTO Auctions.

To book a viewing visit Purplebricks


General Information
Auctioneer's Comments

This property is for sale by Online Auction which is a flexible and buyer friendly method of purchase. The purchaser will not be exchanging contracts on the fall of the virtual hammer but will be given 56 working days in which to complete the transaction, from the date the Draft Contract is issued by the seller’s solicitor. By giving a buyer time to exchange contracts on the property, means normal residential finance can be sort.

The Buyer’s Premium secures the transaction and takes the property off the market. Fees paid to the Auctioneer may be considered as part of the chargeable consideration for the property and be included in the calculation for stamp duty liability. Further clarification on this must be sought from your legal representative. The buyer will be required to sign a Reservation form to confirm acceptance of terms prior to solicitors being instructed. Copies of the Reservation form and all terms and conditions can be found in the Info Pack which can be downloaded for free from our website or requested from our Auction Department.

Upon close of a successful auction or if the vendor accepts an offer during the auction, the buyer will be required to make payment of a non-refundable Buyers Premium of £6,600 including VAT plus an administration charge of £354 including VAT, a total of £6,954. This secures the transaction and takes the property off the market.

The Buyer’s Premium and administration charge are in addition to the final negotiated selling price.


Disclaimer for virtual viewingsSome or all information pertaining to this property may have been provided solely by the vendor, and although we always make every effort to verify the information provided to us, we strongly advise you to make further enquiries before continuing.
If you book a viewing or make an offer on a property that has had its valuation conducted virtually, you are doing so under the knowledge that this information may have been provided solely by the vendor, and that we may not have been able to access the premises to confirm the information or test any equipment. We therefore strongly advise you to make further enquiries before completing your purchase of the property to ensure you are happy with all the information provided.

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covering Oldham

Purplebricks

Reference: 142186811

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 24/09/2018

Expiry date: 23/09/2028

Current heating cost: £509/year

Potential heating cost: £451/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £19,158

Recommendations

  • Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Add additional 80 mm jacket to hot water cylinder (£15 - £30)
  • Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£35)
  • Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£5,000 - £8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

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

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

Floorplan 1

EPC Graphs

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Price history

Event Date Price % change
Sold 20/05/2024 (2 years ago) £260,000 —

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
Same street 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
Same street 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
Same street 19 HOWGILL CRESCENT, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WA £255,000 24/08/2022 Terraced
Same street 31 HOWGILL CRESCENT, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WA £123,000 25/05/2022 Semi-detached
27 STRATFORD AVENUE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3DR £185,000 26/04/2022 Detached
Same street 37 HOWGILL CRESCENT, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WA £217,000 14/04/2022 Semi-detached
7 HOWARDIAN CLOSE, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WE £325,000 23/03/2022 Detached
Same street 22 HOWGILL CRESCENT, OLDHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER, OL8 3WA £285,000 23/11/2021 Detached

Street average: £247,933 (6 sales)

Area average: £298,200 (5 sales)

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: £693/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

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
Bus stop Copster Hill, Hollins Road / near Crofton Street 0.1 miles
Shop Candy Melts 0.1 miles
Hospital The Christie at Oldham 1.9 miles
Hospital SpaMedica Oldham 2.1 miles
Train station Moston 2.3 miles
Train station Ashton-under-Lyne 2.5 miles
University UCEN Manchester (City Campus) 5.8 miles
University UCEN Manchester (Shena Simon Campus) 5.9 miles

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

Rental Comparables

Rental listings exist nearby, but none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property.

Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.38%
Max investor price (0.8%) £117,750
Target investor price (1%) £94,200
  • 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).