Millstone Cottage, Horest Lane, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SU
About Millstone Cottage
Millstone Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Denshaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5SU). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include notable views.
At 163 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £455,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2021. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £626,000 is 37.6% above the 2020 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Millstone Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2021Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion with rear dormer, insertion of sliding doors to rear and insertion of front and side facing windows.
- Agent
- Design & Architecture Workshop
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/345935/20
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Millstone Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£626,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 24 years.
£455,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
10 February 2020Most recent
£455,000
+82.4%over 16 years5 May 2003
£249,500
+84.8%over 6 years15 April 1997
£135,000
+110.9%over 1 year30 August 1995
£64,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in OL3 5SU: £312,500 (2023–2010).
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Horest Lane homes
Millstone Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,791
Street avg £3,289
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Horest Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Christ Church CofE Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB