Lower Slack, Slackgate Lane, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5TZ
About Lower Slack
Lower Slack is a four-bedroom detached house in Denshaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 243 m² (around 2616 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include notable views, a self-contained annexe, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a C (score 71). The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 243 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Sold November 2023 for £885,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 70.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 6 refused.
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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
- Bathrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageSingle
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Lower Slack'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Lower Slack has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jun 2017ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension to dwelling.
- Agent
- Paul Butler Associates
- Documents
- 28 docs on file
- Reference
- LB/340083/17
- Jun 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension to dwelling house
- Agent
- Paul Butler Associates
- Documents
- 28 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/340082/17
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Lower Slack was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£894,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 23 years.
£885,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
24 November 2023Most recent
£885,000
+53.9%over 7 years10 April 2016
£575,000
+283.3%over 12 years23 December 2003
£150,000
+7.1%over 2 years15 January 2001
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5TZ: £205,000 (2020–2006).
Nearby sales in OL3 5TZ
2 Wham Cottages, Slackgate Lane, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5TZ
Sold Sept 2020
£450,0002 Delph Slack, Slackgate Lane, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5TZ
Sold Apr 2019
£200,0005 Delph Slack, Slackgate Lane, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5TZ
Sold Apr 2013
£200,000Slackgate Farm, Slackgate Lane, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5TZ
Sold Dec 2006
£205,0001 Wham Cottages, Slackgate Lane, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5TZ
Sold Jun 2006
£295,000
Everything we know about Lower Slack, 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

Versus other Slackgate Lane homes
On years held, Lower Slack runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,642
Street avg £2,506
Floor Area
243 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Summer Hill Clough — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Christ Church CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB