Lower Hilltop Farm, The Dovecote, Grains Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5RL
About Lower Hilltop Farm
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 (81 m² across 6 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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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Lower Hilltop Farm ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Solar water heating installed
Planning history
Lower Hilltop Farm has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Lower Hilltop Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£495,000
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 5RL: £225,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in OL3 5RL
3 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
£225,000The Cottage Heys, Grains Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5RL
Sold Aug 2014
£362,000Lower Hilltop Farm, Grains Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5RL
Sold Sept 2011
£125,000
Everything we know about Lower Hilltop Farm, 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 Grains Road homes
Lower Hilltop Farm outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
92 (A)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Slack Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Delph Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB