The Cottage Heys, Grains Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5RL
About The Cottage Heys
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 (81 m² across 6 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 £485,000 is 34% above the 2014 sale price.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Nov 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2016RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement windows
- Agent
- Leesfield Ltd
New Windows- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- LB/336594/15
- Jun 2015OutbuildingFullIn report
Stable block detached
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/336883/15
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Cottage Heys
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
Latest sale on The Cottage Heys was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£485,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£362,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 August 2014Most recent
£362,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5RL: £205,000 (2025–2011).
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
£225,000Lower Hilltop Farm, Grains Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5RL
Sold Sept 2011
£125,0001 Beswick Cottages, Grains Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5RL
Sold Sept 1999
£60,000
Everything we know about The Cottage Heys, 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
The Cottage Heys is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,604
Street avg £2,831
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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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