1 Lee Side, Lee Cross, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5JX
About 1 Lee Side
1 Lee Side is an end-of-terrace house in Diggle, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5JX). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 23.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2009. Last sale on file: £188,000 in June 2024.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front kitchen extension
- Agent
- S. Ingram and Associates
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/057233/09
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Lee Side has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£199,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 26 years.
£188,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
5 June 2024Most recent
£188,000
+50.4%over 17 years5 February 2007
£125,000
+19.0%over 2 years19 May 2004
£105,000
+118.8%over 5 years10 June 1998
£48,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5JX: £350,000 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in OL3 5JX
Fairbank Farm, Middle Barn, Lee Cross, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5JX
Sold Jun 2021
£305,000The Old Stables, Lee Cross, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5JX
Sold Nov 2019
£487,500Back O Th Lee Farm, Lee Cross, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5JX
Sold Apr 2018
£625,000Back O Th Lee Cottage, Lee Cross, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5JX
Sold Dec 2016
£350,0002 Fairbank Farm Cottages, Lee Cross, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5JX
Sold Jul 2010
£150,000
Everything we know about 1 Lee Side, 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 Lee Cross homes
On years held, 1 Lee Side runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,615
Street avg £3,621
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 10.2 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
0.7 km
Sunfield Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Diggle School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB