The Paddock, Ambrose Crescent, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5XG
About The Paddock
The Paddock is a detached house in Diggle, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5XG). It has a recorded floor area of 272 m² (around 2928 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump.
At 272 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Paddock's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2009New BuildFullIn report
Erection of 1 no. dwellinghouse
- Agent
- Norman Thompson
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/057070/09
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Paddock
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
The Paddock has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£842,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5XG: £269,995 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in OL3 5XG
21 Ambrose Crescent, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5XG
Sold Sept 2023
£380,00019 Ambrose Crescent, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5XG
Sold Sept 2021
£370,00023 Ambrose Crescent, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5XG
Sold Jun 2018
£269,99512 Ambrose Crescent, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5XG
Sold Aug 2017
£183,50017 Ambrose Crescent, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5XG
Sold Jul 2016
£236,250
Everything we know about The Paddock, 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 Ambrose Crescent homes
The Paddock outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
272 m²
Street avg 103 m²
CO₂ Emissions
22.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB