Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Lower Hilltop Farm, The Dovecote, Grains Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5RL
EPC A
Estimated value
£497,000
- Against OL3 5RL's recent median (£225,000)+121%
Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
123 m²
1324 sq ft
Energy rating
A
Score 92
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£497,000
- Against OL3 5RL's recent median (£225,000)+121%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Lower Hilltop Farm is modelled from its 123 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OL3 5RL. 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
123 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2016
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in OL3 5RL
5 sales, median £225,000 (2025–2016)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Lower Hilltop Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
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 5RL: £225,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in OL3 5RL
1 Beswick Cottages, Grains Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5RL
Sold Nov 2025
£235,000Hey Garners Cottage, Grains Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5RL
Sold Nov 2025
£346,0003 Beswick Cottages, Grains Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5RL
Sold Sept 2025
£225,0005 Beswick Cottages, Grains Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5RL
Sold Dec 2020
£205,0004 Beswick Cottages, Grains Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5RL
Sold Jun 2016
£225,000
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- 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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About Lower Hilltop Farm
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lower Hilltop Farm is a detached house in Delph, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5RL). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2016) returns an A (score 92), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was B, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Average to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Lower Hilltop Farm ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2016
EPC Rating
A
A92
B
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 December 2026
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Dec 2016from Aug 2014
EPC improved fromB87toA92
Hot Water
Main SystemSolar
Hot water system upgraded
Low Energy Lighting
0%33%
More low energy lighting installed
Renewable Energy
NoneSolar HW
Solar water heating installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lower Hilltop Farm, The Dovecote, Grains Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5RL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Lower Hilltop Farm 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.
Versus other Grains Road homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Lower Hilltop Farm outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
92 (A)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 101 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Slack Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Delph Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Delph Primary SchoolPrimary619m
- Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary SchoolPrimary1.7km
- St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary SchoolPrimary2.6km
- Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary2.6km
Nearest stops
- Slack LaneBus stop458m
- Denshaw RoadBus stop465m
- Friarmere RoadBus stop601m
- Roche RoadBus stop685m
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL3 5RL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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21st centuryDetached BungalowEPC AExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)
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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 Lower Hilltop Farm is modelled from its 123 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OL3 5RL. 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. No sale is recorded for Lower Hilltop Farm, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. 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 Lower Hilltop Farm was lodged in December 2016 at band A and is valid until December 2026. 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 Lower Hilltop Farm. 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 10 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OL3 5RL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Lower Hilltop Farm is in council tax band D. 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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