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

4 sales on record

Estimated value

£292,000

  • Since the 2023 sale (£265,000)+10%
  • Against OL3 5LN's recent median (£225,000)+30%

Newest record on this page: August 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£292,000

  • Against its 2023 sale (£265,000)+10%
  • Against OL3 5LN's recent median (£225,000)+30%

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How the estimate is made

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.

What it's based on

  • 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)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: August 2023Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Grove Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 August 2023Most recent

    £265,000

    +43.2%over 3 years
  2. 21 October 2019

    £185,000

    +15.7%over 15 years
  3. 3 August 2004

    £159,950

    +99.9%over 5 years
  4. 1 August 1999

    £80,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5LN: £225,000 (2022–1997).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 5 Grove Cottages, Harrop Court Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 5 Grove Cottages

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

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.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

5 Grove Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 3 July 2033

6 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2023from Jul 2013
EPC improved fromE51toD56
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows
PoorAverage

Window efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting
75%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

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

5 Grove Cottages has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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.

Years Held for 5 Grove Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,046

Street avg £3,031

On par

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 68 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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.

Nearest schools

  • Diggle SchoolPrimary665m
  • St Chad's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.4km
  • Delph Primary SchoolPrimary2.6km
  • Saddleworth SchoolSecondary2.6km

Nearest stops

  • Carr LaneBus stop598m
  • Higher Carr FarmBus stop679m
  • Carr LaneBus stop708m
  • Sunfield LaneBus stop853m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences3 reports75%
  • Other Theft1 reports25%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
How the estimate is made
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.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 5 Grove Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Grove Cottages was lodged in July 2023 at band D and is valid until July 2033. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 5 Grove Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 3 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 5 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OL3 5LN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
5 Grove Cottages is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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