Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Friarmere House, Rochdale Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UE
1 planning record
Estimated value
£879,000
- Since the 2024 sale (£843,000)+4%
- Against OL3 5UE's recent median (£660,000)+33%
Newest record on this page: October 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
285 m²
3068 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£879,000
- Against its 2024 sale (£843,000)+4%
- Against OL3 5UE's recent median (£660,000)+33%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Friarmere House is modelled from its 285 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OL3 5UE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
285 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2023
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2024
Recent sales in OL3 5UE
5 sales, median £660,000 (2024–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Friarmere House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
22 March 2024Most recent
£843,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5UE: £660,000 (2024–2021).
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
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Friarmere House, Rochdale Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UE. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Friarmere House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 23.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £843,000 in March 2024.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Friarmere House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Aug 2023EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
21.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 August 2033
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Friarmere House, Rochdale Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey front extension at Friarmere House.
1 application on record at Friarmere House, Rochdale Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UE
1decisions1extensions13documents1nearby
- Oct 2024ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Two storey front extension, re-rendering with alterations to existing elevations.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/353247/24
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Versus other Rochdale Road homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Oldham district page.
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
0.7 km
Denshaw Terminus — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Christ Church CofE Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary983m
- Buckstones Primary SchoolPrimary2.6km
- East Crompton St George's CofE SchoolPrimary2.8km
- St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.9km
Nearest stops
- Denshaw TerminusBus stop689m
- Dumfries AvenueBus stop748m
- Junction InnBus stop788m
- Denshaw Jct InnBus stop828m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences3 reports75%
- Other Theft1 reports25%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL3 5UE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Friarmere House is modelled from its 285 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OL3 5UE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Friarmere House. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Friarmere House was lodged in August 2023 at band E and is valid until August 2033. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Friarmere House. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 3 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 4 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OL3 5UE, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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