2 Clough Cottage, Road Knowl, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8QQ
About 2 Clough Cottage
2 Clough Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Shaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL2 8QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 192 m² (around 2067 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 192 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 sits 91.3% above the 2013 sale of £183,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 52.6% below the postcode norm. 13 years since the last transfer (August 2013).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Clough Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Planning history
2 Clough Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
2 Clough Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£183,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 August 2013Most recent
£183,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL2 8QQ: £215,000 (2022–2006).
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Versus other Road Knowl homes
2 Clough Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£953
Street avg £2,118
Floor Area
192 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/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
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB