5 Grove Cottages, Harrop Court Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LN
About 5 Grove Cottages
5 Grove Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Diggle, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5LN). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
Sold August 2023 for £265,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 87 m² it's 29.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 3 EPCs). Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 24% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Grove Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Grove Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Grove Cottages
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
5 Grove Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 24 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
30 August 2023Most recent
£265,000
+43.2%over 3 years21 October 2019
£185,000
+15.7%over 15 years3 August 2004
£159,950
+99.9%over 5 years1 August 1999
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5LN: £225,000 (2022–1997).
Nearby sales in OL3 5LN
3 Grove Cottages, Harrop Court Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LN
Sold Dec 2022
£255,0004 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 5 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
Years Held for 5 Grove Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,046
Street avg £2,906
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB