The Old Stables, Knott Hill Lane, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5RJ
About The Old Stables
The Old Stables is a two-bedroom detached house in Delph, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 95 m² it's 26.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (129 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £526,000 is 23.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 70.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (August 2017).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
The Old Stables's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Old Stables has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension to existing dwelling
- Agent
- A.J. Cocker Associates
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/334301/13
- May 2009ConservatoryFullIn report
Side conservatory
- Agent
- A J Cocker Associates
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/056316/09
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£526,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.5% per year over 10 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 1.5% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
13 August 2017Most recent
£425,000
+15.6%over 9 years27 September 2007
£367,500
Median price across the last 3 sales in OL3 5RJ: £215,500 (2021–1997).
Everything we know about The Old Stables, 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 Knott Hill Lane homes
On epc rating, The Old Stables runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,474
Street avg £2,627
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Stoneswood — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Delph Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB