5 Dumfries Drive, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SG
About 5 Dumfries Drive
5 Dumfries Drive is a semi-detached house in Denshaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5SG). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Dumfries Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2008PorchFullIn report
(1) Front porch (2) Rear conservatory
ExtensionConservatory- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/055177/08
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Dumfries Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£319,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5SG: £123,000 (2022–2002).
Everything we know about 5 Dumfries Drive, 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 Dumfries Drive homes
On co₂ emissions, 5 Dumfries Drive runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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.
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