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8 Ambrose Crescent, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5XG

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
82 m²
882 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Ambrose Crescent

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

8 Ambrose Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Diggle, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5XG). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 882 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement.

Held since June 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 sits 57% above the 2010 sale of £165,000. At 82 m² it's 22.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 13 EPCs).

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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
  • BasementYes

Outside

  • Private gardenFront and rear
  • GarageYes

Building

  • 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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Apr 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Ambrose Crescent, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5XG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Ambrose Crescent has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

8 Ambrose Crescent valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£259,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2010)

£165,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 June 2010Most recent

    £165,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5XG: £269,995 (2023–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Ambrose Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 8 Ambrose Crescent runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,014

Street avg £2,537

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Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 118 m²

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Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£354k

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1 Cornwall Crescent, Diggle

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2 bed
£253k

1 Brooklands Lodge Mews, Denshaw Road, Delph

OL3 5TL

2 bed
£242k

1 Clifton Holm, Delph

OL3 5EZ

2 bed1 bath
£170k

1 Chancery Lane, Dobcross

OL3 5AE

2 bed
£425k

1 Cobblestones, Delph

OL3 5QZ

4 bed2 bath
£426k

1 Chapel Street, Denshaw

OL3 5UD

4 bed1 bath
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.
Full Oldham report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Spurn Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Diggle School. 6 schools 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 5XG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL3 5XG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL3 5XG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

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

Common questions

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