What type of property is 18 The Grove, OL3 5RR?

18 The Grove, OL3 5RR is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 18 The Grove, OL3 5RR?

18 The Grove, OL3 5RR last sold for £265,000 in June 2018, around 8 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 18 The Grove, OL3 5RR have?

The current EPC rating for 18 The Grove, OL3 5RR is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in March 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 The Grove, OL3 5RR?

18 The Grove, OL3 5RR has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (1,001 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in OL3 5RR. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 The Grove, OL3 5RR heated?

The latest EPC at 18 The Grove, OL3 5RR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 18 The Grove, OL3 5RR?

18 The Grove, OL3 5RR is in council tax band E.

Where is 18 The Grove, OL3 5RR located?

18 The Grove, OL3 5RR sits in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL3 postcode district.

What is crime like near 18 The Grove, OL3 5RR?

Police records around 18 The Grove, OL3 5RR show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 3 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 75% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 18 The Grove, OL3 5RR?

The closest primary school to 18 The Grove, OL3 5RR is Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School (274m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Saddleworth School (1.3km).

How well connected is 18 The Grove, OL3 5RR?

The closest bus stop to 18 The Grove, OL3 5RR is Wall Hill Road, 184m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 The Grove, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5RR

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

93 m²

1001 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 18 The Grove

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

18 The Grove is a three-bedroom detached house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5RR). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.

At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sold in June 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Today's modelled estimate of £386,000 is 45.7% above the 2018 sale price.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

18 The Grove sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate

Mar 2018

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 13 March 2028

1 year remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 The Grove, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5RR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 The Grove has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Current estimate

£386,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2018)

£265,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

7 June 2018Most recent
£265,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5RR: £442,250 (2026–2024).

Nearby sales in OL3 5RR

On the street

Versus other The Grove homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 18 The Grove lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,849

Street avg £3,153

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Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 133 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 6.2 t/year

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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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1 Buckley Drive, Denshaw

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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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Wall Hill Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL3 5RR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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