5 Buckton Close, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5NE
About 5 Buckton Close
5 Buckton Close is a detached house in Diggle, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5NE). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2025) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in July 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £440,000 sits 331.4% above the 1995 sale of £102,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£87/sq ft) was about 49.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 109 m² it's 16.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey extension at 5 Buckton Close.
- Oct 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Ground and first floor extension to kitchen and bedroom.
- Agent
- Thompson Taylor Partnership
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/051785/06
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Buckton Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£440,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£102,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 July 1995Most recent
£102,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5NE: £385,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in OL3 5NE
11 Buckton Close, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5NE
Sold Apr 2023
£385,00020 Buckton Close, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5NE
Sold Jun 2022
£715,00014 Buckton Close, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5NE
Sold Mar 2021
£422,00016 Buckton Close, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5NE
Sold Mar 2019
£355,0007 Buckton Close, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5NE
Sold Jul 2015
£219,950
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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 Buckton Close homes
On years held, 5 Buckton Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£936
Street avg £2,789
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB