Friarswood, Oldham Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5SW
About Friarswood
Friarswood is a detached house in Denshaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5SW). It has a recorded floor area of 454 m² (around 4887 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, change of use to residential and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Friarswood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Sept 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jun 2013
- Mar 2011Change of UseFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
1) Change of use from stable/store to dwellinghouse including raising of roof height and single storey extension to form entrance hall, w.c. and double garage 2) Formation of 2 no. car parking spaces following demolition of existing garage (Re-submission of PA/058028/10)
- Agent
- S. Ingram and Associates
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/058706/10
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Friarswood has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£944,000
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 5SW: £222,000 (2023–2005).
Everything we know about Friarswood, 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
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Printers Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Christ Church CofE Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB