7a, Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SH
About 7a
7a is a mid-terrace house in Denshaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5SH). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 17.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2019 at £240,000.
Energy performance
7a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 31 July 2033
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Planning history
7a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
7a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 February 2019Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5SH: £340,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in OL3 5SH
7b, Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SH
Sold Jan 2026
£207,00018 Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SH
Sold Sept 2025
£394,95017 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
£335,000
Versus other Ripponden Road homes
7a is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,449
Street avg £3,057
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
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
A Local Area 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







