8 Dumfries Drive, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SG
About 8 Dumfries Drive
8 Dumfries Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Denshaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5SG). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in October 2002. At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £368,000 sits 300% above the 2002 sale of £92,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 56.8% below the postcode norm. 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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 Dumfries Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 31 May 2035
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey front extension at 8 Dumfries Drive.
2 applications on record at 8 Dumfries Drive, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SG
- Sept 2009PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
1) Two storey side extension forming kitchen, store, w.c., bedroom and bathroom 2) Front porch.
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/056743/09
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
8 Dumfries Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£368,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£92,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 October 2002Most recent
£92,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in OL3 5SG: £131,500 (2022–2006).
Versus other Dumfries Drive homes
EPC Rating for 8 Dumfries Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 88 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 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







