8 Ward Lane, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5JT
About 8 Ward Lane
8 Ward Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Diggle, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5JT). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 43.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 96 m² it's 21.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 5 EPCs). Last sale on file: £394,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
8 Ward Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Ward Lane has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of first floor extension and associated alterations to roof.
- Agent
- Gamble King and Noone Limited
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/350546/23
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Ward Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£429,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 20 years.
£394,000
Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2021Most recent
£394,000
+688.0%over 20 years13 September 2001
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5JT: £370,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in OL3 5JT
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Ward Lane homes
On price per m², 8 Ward Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,104
Street avg £3,215
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Hillside Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Diggle School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB