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

Notable viewsExtendable1 planning record

Estimated value

£447,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£400,000)+12%
  • Against OL3 5RT's recent median (£560,000)-20%

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
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£447,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£400,000)+12%
  • Against OL3 5RT's recent median (£560,000)-20%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 3 Denshaw Vale Cottages is modelled from its 87 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OL3 5RT. 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

    87 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2020

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in OL3 5RT

    5 sales, median £560,000 (2026–2021)

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SalesLatest sale shown: February 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull 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.

Price for 3 Denshaw Vale Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 January 2021Most recent

    £400,000

    +406.3%over 19 years

  2. 16 February 2001

    £79,000

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

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 3 Denshaw Vale Cottages, Buckley Drive, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5RT. 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 3 Denshaw Vale Cottages

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

3 Denshaw Vale Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Denshaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5RT). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (169 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £447,000 is 11.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 143.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2013. Last sale on file: £400,000 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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
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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
Oct 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 7 October 2030

3 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Denshaw Vale Cottages, Buckley Drive, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5RT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 3 Denshaw Vale Cottages, Buckley Drive, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5RT

1decisions1extensions5documents1nearby
  1. Jul 2013
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey

    First floor extension above existing outbuilding

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    HH/334088/13
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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 floor area, 3 Denshaw Vale Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,598

Street avg £2,497

Strongly above

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 182 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

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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.
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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.

Nearest schools

  • Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary135m
  • Delph Primary SchoolPrimary2.4km
  • Buckstones Primary SchoolPrimary2.9km

Nearest stops

  • Junction InnBus stop177m
  • Printers ArmsBus stop201m
  • Wham LaneBus stop238m
  • Junction InnBus stop301m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences3 reports75%
  • Other Theft1 reports25%

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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
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70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

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Comparables

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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 3 Denshaw Vale Cottages is modelled from its 87 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OL3 5RT. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 3 Denshaw Vale Cottages. 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 3 Denshaw Vale Cottages was lodged in October 2020 at band D and is valid until October 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 3 Denshaw Vale Cottages. 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 3 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OL3 5RT, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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