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Moor Cottage, Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UN

EV chargerNotable views2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
124 m²
1335 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Moor Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Moor Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Denshaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5UN). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include notable views, a conservatory and outbuildings. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £517,000 is 16.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£333/sq ft) was about 160.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 124 m² it's 30% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (177 m² median across 11 EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £445,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • OutbuildingsYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • EV chargerYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Moor Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2021from Nov 2009
Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Moor Cottage, Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Mar 2006
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Resubmission of HH/49931/05 for erection of garage and rear dormer

    Agent
    Davenport & Flinn
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    HH/050674/06
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2005
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Erection of garage and rear dormer

    Agent
    Davonport & Flinn
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    HH/049931/05
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for Moor Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£517,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£445,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 October 2021Most recent

    £445,000

    +394.4%over 26 years
  2. 24 February 1995

    £90,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5UN: £425,000 (2022–2008).

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On the street

Versus other Ripponden Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Moor Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,589

Street avg £1,710

Strongly above

Floor Area

124 m²

Street avg 186 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.7 t/year

Street avg 12.7 t/year

On par
Area

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.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Rough Hey Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Christ Church CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL3 5UN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL3 5UN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL3 5UN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Moor Cottage, Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.