98b, Oldham Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SS
About 98b
98b 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 D. 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.
At 76 m² it's 22.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 3 EPCs).
Energy performance
98b'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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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
98b 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
98b has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£279,000
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 5SS: £190,000 (2025–2011).
Nearby sales in OL3 5SS
49 Oldham Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SS
Sold May 2025
£385,00098 Oldham Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SS
Sold May 2023
£190,00043 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
£285,000
Versus other Oldham Road homes
98b is notably below the street on epc rating.
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.
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
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB







