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4 Grove Cottages, Harrop Court Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LN

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
80 m²
861 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 4 Grove Cottages

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

4 Grove Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Diggle, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5LN). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 80 m² it's 19.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 3 EPCs). Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £266,000 is 18.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 33.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £225,000 in March 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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageIntegral

Building

  • TenureFreehold
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Sept 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Grove Cottages, Harrop Court Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Grove Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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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

£266,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£225,000

Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 March 2021Most recent

    £225,000

    +80.0%over 7 years

  2. 18 December 2013

    £124,999

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5LN: £185,000 (2023–2004).

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On the street

Versus other Harrop Court Road homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Grove Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,813

Street avg £2,984

Below

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Below
Comparables

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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

0.6 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL3 5LN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL3 5LN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL3 5LN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

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 4 Grove Cottages, Harrop Court Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.