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Holly Grove Farm Cottage, Holly Grove, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5JW

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
201 m²
2164 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About Holly Grove Farm Cottage

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

Holly Grove Farm Cottage is a semi-detached house in Diggle, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5JW). It has a recorded floor area of 201 m² (around 2164 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 201 m² it's 28.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (156 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 2017–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £861,000 is 10.4% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 21% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2023 for £780,000.

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  • 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.

Holly Grove Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Mar 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 17 March 2027

5 months remaining
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Holly Grove Farm Cottage, Holly Grove, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5JW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Holly Grove Farm Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

2 applications on record at Holly Grove Farm Cottage, Holly Grove, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5JW

2decisions14documents1nearby
Flagged:Listed building
  1. Apr 2024
    OutbuildingFull
    Outcome in report

    Erection of outbuilding.

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    HOU/351956/23
    Full record in report
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Holly Grove Farm Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£861,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£780,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 November 2023Most recent

    £780,000

    +30.0%over 3 years

  2. 12 December 2019

    £600,000

    +12.6%over 2 years

  3. 29 June 2017

    £533,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5JW: £465,000 (2024–2019).

On the street

Versus other Holly Grove homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Holly Grove Farm Cottage is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,881

Street avg £4,621

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Floor Area

201 m²

Street avg 176 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 9.7 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£763k

1 Ambrose Crescent, Diggle

OL3 5XG

5 bed
£720k

1 2, Well Brow, Delph

OL3 5JF

£1.1m

1 Church Grove, Leeside, Kiln Green, Diggle

OL3 5TF

4 bed3 bath
£637k

1 Coblers Hill, Delph

OL3 5HT

£632k

1 Ammons Way, Delph

OL3 5US

4 bed2 bath
£587k

1 Barmeadow, Dobcross

OL3 5QW

5 bed3 bath
£586k

1 Buckley Drive, Denshaw

OL3 5RT

4 bed
£564k

1 Ashley House, Horest Lane, Denshaw

OL3 5SU

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.
Full Oldham report

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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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 OL3 5JW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL3 5JW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL3 5JW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.8dB

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