3 Delph Greaves Cottages, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5TY
About 3 Delph Greaves Cottages
3 Delph Greaves Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Delph, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5TY). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 896 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (172 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 is 41% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 120.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
3 Delph Greaves Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Oct 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 October 2019
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Planning history
3 Delph Greaves Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 3 Delph Greaves Cottages, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5TY
- Jun 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension forming kitchen
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/054819/08
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Sales history & valuation
3 Delph Greaves Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 20 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
23 March 2018Most recent
£210,000
+204.3%over 19 years20 August 1998
£69,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5TY: £415,000 (2025–2016).
Versus the street
3 Delph Greaves Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,524
Street avg £2,333
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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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
0.4 km
Roche Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Delph Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







