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Northgate, Harrop Green, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LW

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
115 m²
1238 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Northgate

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

Northgate is a three-bedroom detached house in Diggle, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5LW). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.

At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £509,000 is 28.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 46.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.

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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

  • ParkingOff road
  • Corner plotYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Northgate sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Oct 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Northgate, Harrop Green, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a two-storey rear extension application was refused at Northgate in 2025.

  1. Mar 2026
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Two storey rear extension with associated landscaping works

    Agent
    Caroline Tamworth Planning
    Documents
    18 docs on file
    Reference
    HOU/355853/26
    View planning record
  2. Feb 2025
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Two storey rear extension

    Agent
    Conway Architectural Design
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    HOU/352864/24
    View planning record
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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.

Northgate has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£509,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£395,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 March 2016Most recent

    £395,000

    +203.8%over 19 years
  2. 23 May 1996

    £130,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5LW: £255,000 (2024–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Harrop Green homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Northgate runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,435

Street avg £3,174

Above

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.4 t/year

Street avg 5.1 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.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Carr Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 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 5LW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL3 5LW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL3 5LW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Northgate, Harrop Green, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.