Hawthorn Cottage, Diglea, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LA
About Hawthorn Cottage
Hawthorn Cottage is a detached house in Diggle, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5LA). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft). The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2017. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 75 m² it's 25.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 August 2027
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
A recent planning application at Hawthorn Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
3 applications on record at Hawthorn Cottage, Diglea, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LA
- Jul 2020ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/344490/20
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionDec 2023Decision
- ExtensionDec 2023Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Hawthorn Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£280,000
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 5LA: £195,000 (2025–2004).
Versus other Diglea homes
On epc rating, Hawthorn Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
77 (C)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 151 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Carr Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Diggle School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB