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

4 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
93 m²
1001 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Holly Leaf Cottage

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

Holly Leaf Cottage is a semi-detached house in Diggle, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5JW). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (184 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £386,000 is 26.6% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £305,000 in December 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

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

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

Holly Leaf Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Apr 2019
    Conditions
    In report

    Removal of condition no 5 relating to PA/44428/03 to allow an unrestricted C3 - dwellinghouse use (south-west half of former barn)

    Agent
    M Jones Planning Consultancy
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    PA/342886/19
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2009
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    Installation of 2 no. roof lights to front roof slope

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    LB/057155/09
    View planning record
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£386,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£305,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 December 2021Most recent

    £305,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5JW: £600,000 (2024–2019).

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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.

On epc rating, Holly Leaf Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,280

Street avg £4,741

On par

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 189 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.9 t/year

Street avg 9.8 t/year

Above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£399k

1 Broadgate, Dobcross

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£410k

1 Buckton Close, Diggle

OL3 5NE

£359k

1 Barracks, Denshaw

OL3 5SR

£354k

1 Cotemans Cottages, Grains Road, Delph

OL3 5RN

3 bed
£425k

1 Cobblestones, Delph

OL3 5QZ

4 bed2 bath
£350k

1 Brookhill Close, Diggle

OL3 5NH

£426k

1 Chapel Street, Denshaw

OL3 5UD

4 bed1 bath
£438k

1 Cornwall Crescent, Diggle

OL3 5PW

3 bed2 bath
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.

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.

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
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Holly Leaf Cottage, Holly Grove, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5JW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.