26 Gatehead Croft, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5QB
About 26 Gatehead Croft
26 Gatehead Croft is a detached house in Delph, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5QB). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 17 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
26 Gatehead Croft 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
26 Gatehead Croft has an approved front extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2023PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Erection of a single storey porch to front elevation.
- Agent
- Design & Architecture Workshop
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/350559/23
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
26 Gatehead Croft has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£460,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5QB: £290,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in OL3 5QB
1 Gatehead Croft, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5QB
Sold Nov 2023
£290,00015 Gatehead Croft, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5QB
Sold Dec 2020
£365,0005 Gatehead Croft, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5QB
Sold Dec 2018
£210,0008 Gatehead Croft, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5QB
Sold Sept 2018
£245,0004 Gatehead Croft, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5QB
Sold Apr 2018
£342,000
Everything we know about 26 Gatehead Croft, 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 Gatehead Croft homes
EPC Rating for 26 Gatehead Croft lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
35 (F)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 98 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Delph Cross Roads — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Delph Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB