Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£569,000
Newest record on this page: November 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£569,000
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The estimate for 1 Middle Holly Grove is modelled from its 145 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OL3 5JW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
145 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2022
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in OL3 5JW
5 sales, median £600,000 (2024–2019)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
1 Middle Holly Grove has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
4 July 2022Most recent
£465,000
+116.3%over 21 years29 January 2001
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5JW: £600,000 (2024–2019).
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Sold Nov 2024
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1 Middle Holly Grove is a detached house in Diggle, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5JW). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 145 m² it's 21.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (184 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £569,000 is 22.4% above the 2022 sale price. Sold July 2022 for £465,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
1 Middle Holly Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 January 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
1 Middle Holly Grove has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
1 Middle Holly Grove is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,207
Street avg £4,756
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 183 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 9.7 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Saddleworth School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Diggle School. 6 schools nearby.
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36.8dB
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