Friarmere House, Rochdale Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UE
About Friarmere House
Friarmere House is a detached house in Denshaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5UE). It has a recorded floor area of 285 m² (around 3068 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 285 m² the property is well over the postcode median (209 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£275/sq ft) was about 38.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £843,000 in March 2024.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Friarmere House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey front extension at Friarmere House.
- Oct 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Two storey front extension, re-rendering with alterations to existing elevations.
- Agent
- Creative Architecture Ltd
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/353247/24
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Friarmere House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£807,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£843,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 March 2024Most recent
£843,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5UE: £660,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in OL3 5UE
Grandstand Cottage, Rochdale Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UE
Sold Sept 2024
£700,000Highland House, Rochdale Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UE
Sold Mar 2024
£475,000Lake House, Rochdale Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UE
Sold Jul 2022
£660,000The Willows, Rochdale Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UE
Sold Jul 2019
£245,0002 The Long Stables, Rochdale Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UE
Sold May 2019
£153,000
Everything we know about Friarmere House, 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 Rochdale Road homes
On price per m², Friarmere House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,958
Street avg £2,093
Floor Area
285 m²
Street avg 199 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
21.0 t/year
Street avg 9.7 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
0.7 km
Denshaw Terminus — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Christ Church CofE Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB