Cartref, Huddersfield Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SB
About Cartref
Cartref is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Denshaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5SB). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £553,000 is 43.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 20.4% below the postcode norm. 8 years since the last transfer (May 2018).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Cartref's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Cartref has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2005PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension forming porch and w.c.
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/049694/05
- Oct 2005PorchHeritageIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension forming porch and w.c., and internal partition to first floor bedroom
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- LB/049695/05
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Cartref
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Cartref was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£553,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£385,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 May 2018Most recent
£385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5SB: £275,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in OL3 5SB
2 Wall Green, Huddersfield Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SB
Sold Sept 2022
£210,00035 Huddersfield Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SB
Sold Feb 2020
£238,00023 Huddersfield Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SB
Sold Oct 2017
£275,00029 Huddersfield Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SB
Sold Mar 2017
£315,0003 Wall Green, Huddersfield Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SB
Sold Jan 2014
£171,500
Everything we know about Cartref, 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 Huddersfield Road homes
Floor Area for Cartref runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,092
Street avg £2,869
Floor Area
184 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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
0.3 km
Junction Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Christ Church CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB