Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Station Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Diggle, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 69.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2024 at £338,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 November 2027
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
1 Station Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
£344,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£338,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
6 June 2024Most recent
£338,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in OL3 5JZ: £203,000 (2025–2006).
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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
Carr Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Diggle School. 5 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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