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The Cottage Heys, Grains Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5RL

2 planning records

Estimated value

£527,000

  • Since the 2014 sale (£362,000)+46%
  • Against OL3 5RL's recent median (£225,000)+134%

Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
139 m²
1496 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£527,000

  • Against its 2014 sale (£362,000)+46%
  • Against OL3 5RL's recent median (£225,000)+134%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for The Cottage Heys is modelled from its 139 m² EPC floor area, its 1 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

    139 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2012

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2014

  • Recent sales in OL3 5RL

    5 sales, median £225,000 (2025–2016)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: November 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on The Cottage Heys was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 August 2014Most recent

    £362,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5RL: £225,000 (2025–2016).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for The Cottage Heys, Grains Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5RL. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • 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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Overview

About The Cottage Heys

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Cottage Heys is an end-of-terrace house in Delph, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5RL). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 139 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 bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in August 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Today's modelled estimate of £527,000 is 45.6% above the 2014 sale price.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

The Cottage Heys 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 26 Nov 2022

Current Certificate
Nov 2012

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 26 November 2022

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Cottage Heys, Grains Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5RL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at The Cottage Heys, Grains Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5RL

2decisions12documents1nearby
  1. Jun 2015
    OutbuildingFull
    Outcome in report

    Stable block detached

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    PA/336883/15
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. RenovationDecision

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  • The 12 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus other Grains Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Cottage Heys outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,604

Street avg £3,312

Below

Floor Area

139 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.0 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below
Area

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.
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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%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for OL3 5RL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL3 5RL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for The Cottage Heys is modelled from its 139 m² EPC floor area, its 1 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. 1 sale is recorded for The Cottage Heys. 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 The Cottage Heys was lodged in November 2012 at band E and expired in November 2022, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to The Cottage Heys. 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.
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