3 Grove Cottages, Harrop Court Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LN
About 3 Grove Cottages
3 Grove Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Diggle, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5LN). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 81.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 67 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 3 EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £255,000. 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 performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Grove Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£237,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£255,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 December 2022Most recent
£255,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5LN: £185,000 (2023–2013).
Nearby sales in OL3 5LN
5 Grove Cottages, Harrop Court Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LN
Sold Aug 2023
£265,0004 Grove Cottages, Harrop Court Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LN
Sold Mar 2021
£225,0002 Grove Cottages, Harrop Court Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LN
Sold Apr 2016
£138,500Harrop Cote Farm, Harrop Court Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LN
Sold Apr 1997
£270,000
Everything we know about 3 Grove Cottages, 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 Harrop Court Road homes
3 Grove Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,806
Street avg £2,652
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.6 km
Carr Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Diggle School. 5 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB