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Vale Cottage, Oldham Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5RQ

Estimated value

£170,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£120,000)+42%
  • Against OL3 5RQ's recent median (£415,250)-59%

Newest record on this page: February 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedroom
1
Floor area
60 m²
646 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band B
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

£170,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£120,000)+42%
  • Against OL3 5RQ's recent median (£415,250)-59%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Vale Cottage is modelled from its 60 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OL3 5RQ. 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

    60 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2018

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in OL3 5RQ

    5 sales, median £415,250 (2026–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: February 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull 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 Vale Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 October 2021Most recent

    £120,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5RQ: £415,250 (2026–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Vale Cottage, Oldham Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5RQ. 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 Vale Cottage

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

Vale Cottage is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Delph, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 114), a 3-band jump.

At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (159 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £170,000 is 41.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 29.7% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £120,000 in October 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate
Dec 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 18 December 2028

2 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Vale Cottage, Oldham Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5RQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Vale Cottage 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.

On the street

Versus other Oldham Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Vale Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,000

Street avg £2,828

Below

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 154 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Above
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.
Full Oldham report

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Oldham Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary SchoolPrimary871m
  • Delph Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km
  • Saddleworth SchoolSecondary2.0km
  • St Chad's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.2km

Nearest stops

  • Oldham RoadBus stop59m
  • Albion FarmBus stop108m
  • StoneswoodBus stop409m
  • Wall Hill RoadBus stop417m

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL3 5RQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL3 5RQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL3 5RQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£248k

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£260k

1 Brooklands Lodge Mews, Denshaw Road, Delph

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£176k

1 Briarfield Road, Dobcross

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£185k

1 Bridge End, Delph

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£368k

1 Cotemans Cottages, Grains Road, Delph

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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 Vale Cottage is modelled from its 60 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OL3 5RQ. 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 Vale Cottage. 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 Vale Cottage was lodged in December 2018 at band D and is valid until December 2028. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Vale Cottage. 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 11 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OL3 5RQ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Vale Cottage is in council tax band B. 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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