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1 Clough Cottage, Road Knowl, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8QQ

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
350 m²
3767 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 1 Clough Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Clough Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Shaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL2 8QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 350 m² (around 3767 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since July 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 350 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £537,000 sits 168.5% above the 2004 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 71.6% below the postcode norm.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • GarageIntegral

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Clough Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Dec 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
20.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 16 December 2026

2 months remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2016from Apr 2010
EPC improved fromE54toF37
Heating Controls
FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
Main SystemMain (No Stat)

Hot water system changed

Low Energy Lighting
13%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Dec 2016from Dec 2016
EPC improved fromF37toE45
Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Clough Cottage, Road Knowl, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8QQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Clough Cottage has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Clough Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£537,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2004)

£200,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 July 2004Most recent

    £200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL2 8QQ: £215,000 (2022–2008).

On the street

Versus other Road Knowl homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 1 Clough Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£571

Street avg £2,213

Strongly below

Floor Area

350 m²

Street avg 121 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

20.0 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Clough Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Oldham district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Cheetham Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

East Crompton St George's CofE School. 25 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL2 8QQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL2 8QQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL2 8QQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Clough Cottage, Road Knowl, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8QQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.