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.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 March 2027
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Planning history
1 application on record at Dumfries Farm, Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SH
- Apr 2018New BuildFullOutcome in 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.
- Reference
- PA/341672/18
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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.
£342,000
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: £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
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.
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB







