Holly Grove House, Holly Grove, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5JW
About Holly Grove House
Holly Grove House is a detached house in Diggle, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5JW). It has a recorded floor area of 405 m² (around 4359 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 405 m² the property is well over the postcode median (156 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a basement excavation, partial demolition and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Holly Grove House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 December 2032
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at Holly Grove House, Holly Grove, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5JW
- Oct 2024RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
1) Replacement windows and external doors to dwelling 2) Removal of fireplace to living room and replacement with new fireplace with log burner with installation of external flue to western elevation
New Windows- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- LBC/353211/24
- More recent applications — locked
- BasementApr 2026Decision
- BasementApr 2026Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Holly Grove House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,399,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5JW: £465,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in OL3 5JW
Middle Holly Grove Cottage, Holly Grove, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5JW
Sold Nov 2024
£400,000Holly Grove Farm Cottage, Holly Grove, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5JW
Sold Nov 2023
£780,0001 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
£1,800,000
Versus other Holly Grove homes
On floor area, Holly Grove House stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
405 m²
Street avg 150 m²
CO₂ Emissions
23.0 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB







