10 Dumfries Drive, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SG
About 10 Dumfries Drive
10 Dumfries Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Denshaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5SG). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £257,000 is 15.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 71.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £222,500 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 August 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 10 Dumfries Drive.
1 application on record at 10 Dumfries Drive, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SG
- Jul 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/338473/16
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£257,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 8 years.
£222,500
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2022Most recent
£222,500
+93.5%over 8 years23 December 2013
£115,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in OL3 5SG: £123,000 (2011–2002).
Versus other Dumfries Drive homes
10 Dumfries Drive is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 102 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Junction Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Christ Church CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB







