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1 Denshaw Vale Cottages, Buckley Drive, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5RT

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
161 m²
1733 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 1 Denshaw Vale Cottages

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

1 Denshaw Vale Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Denshaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5RT). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Period features are noted in the property record.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £547,000 is 33.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 50.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £410,500 in January 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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSide
  • GarageDouble

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • Period featuresYes
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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.

1 Denshaw Vale Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
May 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 27 May 2030

3 years remaining
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Denshaw Vale Cottages, Buckley Drive, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5RT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Denshaw Vale Cottages has no planning applications on record.

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£547,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£410,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 January 2021Most recent

    £410,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5RT: £560,000 (2026–2021).

On the street

Versus other Buckley Drive homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 1 Denshaw Vale Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,550

Street avg £2,634

On par

Floor Area

161 m²

Street avg 178 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

9.1 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Denshaw Vale Cottages

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£433k

1 Cornwall Crescent, Diggle

OL3 5PW

3 bed2 bath
£368k

1 Cotemans Cottages, Grains Road, Delph

OL3 5RN

3 bed
£541k

1 Clydesdale Rise, Diggle

OL3 5PX

4 bed1 bath
£586k

1 Buckley Drive, Denshaw

OL3 5RT

4 bed
£632k

1 Ammons Way, Delph

OL3 5US

4 bed2 bath
£464k

1 Cobblestones, Delph

OL3 5QZ

4 bed2 bath
£457k

1 Chapel Street, Denshaw

OL3 5UD

4 bed1 bath
£587k

1 Barmeadow, Dobcross

OL3 5QW

5 bed3 bath
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

0.2 km

Junction Inn — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Christ Church CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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 5RT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL3 5RT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL3 5RT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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