Holly Grove Farm Cottage, Holly Grove, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5JW
About Holly Grove Farm Cottage
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. 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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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Holly Grove Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Holly Grove Farm Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Jun 2024RenovationHeritageIn report
Internal changes to Grade ll listed building.
Listed- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- LBC/351925/23
- Apr 2024OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of outbuilding.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/351956/23
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Holly Grove Farm Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£831,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 6 years.
£780,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
2 November 2023Most recent
£780,000
+30.0%over 3 years12 December 2019
£600,000
+12.6%over 2 years29 June 2017
£533,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5JW: £465,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in OL3 5JW
Middle Holly Grove Cottage, Holly Grove, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5JW
Sold Nov 2024
£400,0001 Middle Holly Grove, Holly Grove, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5JW
Sold Jul 2022
£465,000Holly Leaf Cottage, Holly Grove, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5JW
Sold Dec 2021
£305,000Heyes Farm, Holly Grove, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5JW
Sold Aug 2021
£1,800,000Holly Grove Farm, Holly Grove, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5JW
Sold Jul 2019
£495,000
Everything we know about Holly Grove Farm Cottage, 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
Versus other Holly Grove homes
Holly Grove Farm Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,881
Street avg £4,621
Floor Area
201 m²
Street avg 176 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 9.7 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
Saddleworth School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Diggle School. 6 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB