5 The Grove, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5RR
About 5 The Grove
5 The Grove is a four-bedroom detached house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5RR). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.
Last sale on file: £510,000 in June 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £568,000 is 11.4% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£402/sq ft) was about 81.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 The Grove has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 The Grove has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£568,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 23 years.
£510,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2024Most recent
£510,000
+2.0%over 3 years24 June 2021
£499,995
+72.4%over 5 years26 October 2015
£289,950
+100.0%over 14 years7 May 2001
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5RR: £435,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in OL3 5RR
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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 The Grove homes
5 The Grove outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,322
Street avg £2,711
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB