Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£292,000
Newest record on this page: August 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£292,000
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The estimate for 5 Grove Cottages is modelled from its 87 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OL3 5LN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
87 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2023
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2023
Recent sales in OL3 5LN
5 sales, median £225,000 (2022–1997)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: August 2023 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
5 Grove Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
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).
3 Grove Cottages, Harrop Court Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LN
Sold Dec 2022
4 Grove Cottages, Harrop Court Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LN
Sold Mar 2021
2 Grove Cottages, Harrop Court Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LN
Sold Apr 2016
Harrop Cote Farm, Harrop Court Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LN
Sold Apr 1997
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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. Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 is 10.2% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 15.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
5 Grove Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 July 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
5 Grove 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.
Years Held for 5 Grove Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,046
Street avg £3,031
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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
0.6 km
Carr Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Diggle School. 5 schools nearby.
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