16 Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SH
About 16 Ripponden Road
16 Ripponden Road is a semi-detached house in Denshaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5SH). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 73 m² it's 24.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 19 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 16 Ripponden Road
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
16 Ripponden Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2025FullIn report
Retention of raised land level and outbuilding.
Retrospective- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/353033/24
- Jul 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side and part rear extension with single storey extension across the remaining rear elevation and the addition of an orangery.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/346721/21
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 16 Ripponden Road
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
16 Ripponden Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£219,000
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 5SH: £335,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in OL3 5SH
7b, Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SH
Sold Sept 2023
£190,00017 Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SH
Sold Jul 2023
£515,00022 Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SH
Sold May 2023
£340,0001 Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SH
Sold Oct 2022
£335,0007c, Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SH
Sold Feb 2022
£255,000
Everything we know about 16 Ripponden Road, 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 Ripponden Road homes
On epc rating, 16 Ripponden Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
1 (G)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 108 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Denshaw Jct Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Christ Church CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB