The Moorlands, Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UN
About The Moorlands
The Moorlands is a detached house in Denshaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5UN). It has a recorded floor area of 249 m² (around 2680 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 249 m² the property is well over the postcode median (176 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £614,000 is 34.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 37.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Sold June 2021 for £455,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
The Moorlands's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 May 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 May 2025
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
A recent planning application at The Moorlands was refused — worth checking the council file.
10 applications on record at The Moorlands, Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UN
1 live now- Feb 2011FullOutcome in report
Change of use of land for siting touring caravans and provision for tenting
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/058811/10
- More recent applications — locked
- Change Of UseOct 2025Decision
- ConditionsMar 2025Decision
+ 7 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£614,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£455,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£455,000
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
£375,000Moor Cottage, Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UN
Sold Oct 2021
£445,000Moorland 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
Versus other Ripponden Road homes
The Moorlands outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,827
Street avg £1,890
Floor Area
249 m²
Street avg 179 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 11.2 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
0.1 km
Rough Hey Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Christ Church CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







