26 Grains Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5DS
About 26 Grains Road
26 Grains Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Delph, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5DS). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 104 m² it's 23.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 30 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 is 41% above the 2018 sale price. One planning record on file: a loft conversion refused in 2025. Most recent transfer: June 2018 at £195,000.
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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
Energy performance
26 Grains Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Dec 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a loft conversion application was refused at 26 Grains Road in 2025.
- May 2025Loft ConversionFullIn report
Erection of a rear dormer
- Agent
- CKA Yorkshire
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/354120/25
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 26 Grains Road
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- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
26 Grains Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£275,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 15 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
21 June 2018Most recent
£195,000
+50.0%over 15 years6 February 2003
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5DS: £310,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in OL3 5DS
Everything we know about 26 Grains Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Grains Road homes
On epc rating, 26 Grains Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,875
Street avg £2,118
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Swan — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Delph Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB