Property Description
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Our analysis
Welcome to 2 Lichens Crescent, Oldham, a cozy and compact semi-detached type home with 3 bed in the OL8 2NS area. This lovely residence, which comes with a leasehold tenure, and sits comfortably in tax band A.
This classic property was built 1950-1966 and has a reported internal area of 71 internal square metres
The local area is known for its high value-to-quality ratio -
with a market valuation of £129,935 and a rental potential of £845 per month,
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it represents not just a residence but a worthwhile investment in a sought-after area.
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Additional analysis
In addition to our own current description, this property has received a tailor-made description dated to Feb 20, 2010. It's possible the property has changed since then,
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"The two reception rooms have been knocked in to one large open space - perfect for the family living area. The living room will feature brand new flooring and a fresh new look on the walls.
This large area leads to the kitchen, the kitchen will also be brand new from the flooring to the cupboard units and cooker.
To the rear of this property you have a very large rear garden - perfect for the little ones to play safe.
The sleeping quarters provides you with three bedrooms - just what you need for you and the family. Again these bedroom have been fully decorated throughout.
The family bathroom has not been left out and everything is brand new - so all you have to do is move on in and relax in a long hot bubble bath.
This property benefits from gas central heating and double glazing.
OTHER INFORMATION
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, 5.3 miles (8.5 km) south-southeast of Rochdale, and 6.9 miles (11.1 km) northeast of the city of Manchester. Oldham is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, of which Oldham is the administrative centre.
Historically a part of Lancashire, and with little early history to speak of, Oldham rose to prominence during the 19th century as an international centre of textile manufacture. It was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution, and amongst the first ever industrial towns, rapidly becoming "one of the most important centres of cotton and textile industries in England". At its zenith, it was the most productive cotton spinning mill town in the world, spinning more cotton than France and Germany combined. Oldham`s textile industry began to fall into decline during the mid-20th century, and its last mill closed in 1998.
The demise of textile processing in Oldham depressed the local economy. Today Oldham is a predominantly residential town, and a centre for further education and the performing arts. It is, however, still distinguished architecturally by the surviving cotton mills and other buildings associated with that industry. The town`s population of 103,544 lives in an area of around 26 square miles (67 km2)
TRAVEL
The geography of Oldham constrained the development of major transport infrastructure. It has been put that "if it had not grown substantially before the railway age it would surely have been overlooked". Oldham has never been on a main line railway route, and canals too have only been able to serve it from a distance, meaning that "Oldham has never had a train service worthy of a town of its size"
A principal destination along the former Oldham Loop Line, Oldham once had seven railway stations but this was reduced to four once Clegg Street, Oldham Central and Glodwick Road closed in the mid-20th century; Oldham Werneth, Oldham Mumps, Derker and Hollinwood closed on 3 October 2009. Trains from Manchester Victoria station to Oldham had to climb steeply through much of its 6-mile (9.7 km) route, from around 100 feet (30.5 m) at Manchester city centre to around 600 feet (182.9 m) at Oldham Mumps. The stretch near Werneth, with its gradient of 1 in 27, made the Oldham Loop the steepest regular passenger line in the country. Oldham Mumps, what was the oldest station on the line, took its name from the locality of Mumps area of Oldham, which itself probably derived from the archaic word "mumper" which was slang for a beggar. The former Oldham Loop Line is to be converted for use with an expanded Manchester Metrolink tram network, planned to open in 2012.
Oldham had electric tramways to Manchester in the early-20th century; the first tram was driven from Manchester into Oldham in 1900 by the Lord Mayor of Manchester. The system came to an end on 3 August 1946, however. The n++3.3m Oldham Bus Station has frequent bus services to Manchester, Rochdale, Ashton-under-Lyne and Middleton with other services to the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Tameside, and across the Pennines to Huddersfield in West Yorkshire. The roof canopy is supported internally on two rows of steel trees. The extensive use of glass and stainless steel maximises visibility, and there is a carefully coordinated family of information fittings, posters and seating, using robust natural materials for floors and plinths. The bus station is used by National Express coaches. First Manchester, FirstGroup plc`s bus operator for north-Greater Manchester, has its headquarters in Oldham.
Oldham is about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the major M62 motorway, but is linked to it by the M60 at Hollinwood, and A627(M) via Chadderton. There are major A roads to Ashton-under-Lyne, Huddersfield, Manchester, and Rochdale.
The Hollinwood Branch of the Ashton Canal was a canal that ran from Fairfield in Droylsden, through Littlemoss and Daisy Nook Country Park to the Hollinwood area of Oldham, with a branch from Daisy Nook to the Fairbottom Branch Canal. The canal was mainly used for the haulage of coal until it fell into disuse for commercial traffic in the 1930s. It included four aqueducts and a two-rise lock staircase.
EDUCATION
Almost every part of Oldham is served by a school of some kind, some with religious affiliations. According to the Office for Standards in Education, schools within the town perform at mixed levels. The Blue Coat School, which dates from 1834, is consistently Oldham`s top performing secondary school for 11- to 16-year-olds, and has a sixth form college of further education for 16- to 18-year-olds on the same site.
Oldham produced someone who is considered to be one of the greatest benefactors of education for the nation, Hugh Oldham, who in 1504 was appointed as Bishop of Exeter, and later went on to found what is now Manchester Grammar School.
University Centre Oldham is a centre for higher education and a sister campus of the University of Huddersfield. It was opened in May 2005 by actor Patrick Stewart, the centre`s Chancellor. The University Centre Oldham presented actress Shobna Gulati and artist, Brian Clarke (both born in Oldham) with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters at the Graduation Ceremony of November 2006, for their achievements and contributions to Oldham and its community
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Tax band A
