Dumfries Farm, Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SH
About Dumfries Farm
Dumfries Farm is a semi-detached house in Denshaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5SH). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 2-band jump.
At 114 m² it's 25.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 19 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2018New BuildFullIn report
Outline application for proposed residential development of 13 properties comprising of 4 No. pairs of semi detached, 4 No. terraced and 1 No. detached houses. Access and Layout to be considered all other matters reserved.
- Agent
- S. Ingram and Associates
- Reference
- PA/341672/18
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Dumfries Farm
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
Dumfries Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£383,000
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 Dumfries Farm, 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
Dumfries Farm outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
71 (C)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 105 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB