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 23.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £843,000 in March 2024.
Energy performance
Friarmere House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 August 2033
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey front extension at Friarmere House.
1 application on record at Friarmere House, Rochdale Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UE
- 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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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Friarmere House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£879,000
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 (2024–2021).
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
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.
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.
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A Local Area 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







