6 The Grove, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5RR
About 6 The Grove
6 The Grove is a four-bedroom detached house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5RR). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Most recent transfer was August 2025 at £647,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 161 m² it's 20.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (134 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 2019–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 61.6% 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
- Bathrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-east-facing
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
6 The Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
6 The Grove has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension with lean-to roof over and first floor side extension.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/343745/19
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 6 The Grove was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£622,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.4% per year over 6 years.
£647,000
Growth on file: 13.4% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
12 August 2025Most recent
£647,000
+112.1%over 5 years15 August 2019
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5RR: £442,250 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in OL3 5RR
Everything we know about 6 The Grove, 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 The Grove homes
6 The Grove outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,019
Street avg £2,736
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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