Moor Cottage, Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UN
About Moor Cottage
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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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- EV chargerYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Moor Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Mar 2006ExtensionFullIn 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
- Sept 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of garage and rear dormer
- Agent
- Davonport & Flinn
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/049931/05
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Moor Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Moor Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£517,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 27 years.
£445,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
25 October 2021Most recent
£445,000
+394.4%over 26 years24 February 1995
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5UN: £425,000 (2022–2008).
Nearby sales in OL3 5UN
2 Sun Inn Mews, Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UN
Sold Jan 2022
£375,000The Moorlands, Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UN
Sold Jun 2021
£455,000Moorland House, Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UN
Sold Feb 2021
£500,000Beech View Farm, Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UN
Sold Aug 2020
£425,000Springbank House, Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UN
Sold Jan 2008
£390,000
Everything we know about Moor Cottage, 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 Ripponden Road homes
Moor Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,589
Street avg £1,710
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 186 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 12.7 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
0.1 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB