98 Oldham Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SS
About 98 Oldham Road
98 Oldham Road is a semi-detached house in Denshaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5SS). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 6-band jump. Main heating runs on smokeless coal.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £252,000 is 32.6% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 50.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 76 m² it's 22.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 3 EPCs). Sold May 2023 for £190,000.
Energy performance
98 Oldham Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 October 2032
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Planning history
98 Oldham Road has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 98 Oldham Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SS
- Jul 2023ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/351055/23
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Sales history & valuation
98 Oldham Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£252,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 May 2023Most recent
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5SS: £170,000 (2025–2008).
Nearby sales in OL3 5SS
49 Oldham Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SS
Sold May 2025
£385,00043 Oldham Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SS
Sold Mar 2019
£199,95096 Oldham Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SS
Sold Nov 2008
£170,00092 Oldham Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SS
Sold Oct 2005
£285,00047 Oldham Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SS
Sold Mar 2001
£54,000
Versus other Oldham Road homes
EPC Rating for 98 Oldham Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
19 (G)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 101 m²
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 11.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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
Horest Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Christ Church CofE Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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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
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB







