Badgers Barn, Beech Lane, Grasscroft, Oldham, OL4 4EP
About Badgers Barn
Badgers Barn is a four-bedroom detached house in Grasscroft, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4EP). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in November 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 166 m² it's 16.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (200 m² median across 14 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £705,000 is 23.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 57.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £570,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Badgers Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2019FullIn report
Retrospective application for a timber fence
- Agent
- Whittaker Design
Retrospective- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/343510/19
- May 2019FullIn report
Retrospective planning application for a proposed fence (Re-submission of HH/342674/18)
- Agent
- Whittaker Design
Retrospective- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/343069/19
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Sales history & valuation
Badgers Barn has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£705,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 23 years.
£570,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
13 September 2021Most recent
£570,000
+50.0%over 4 years22 September 2016
£380,000
+406.7%over 18 years7 July 1998
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 4EP: £705,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in OL4 4EP
3 Beech Lane, Grasscroft, Oldham, OL4 4EP
Sold Mar 2025
£222,00015 Beech Lane, Grasscroft, Oldham, OL4 4EP
Sold Aug 2024
£835,00021 Beech Lane, Grasscroft, Oldham, OL4 4EP
Sold Sept 2019
£705,0001 Beech Lane, Grasscroft, Oldham, OL4 4EP
Sold Oct 2014
£132,50020 Beech Lane, Grasscroft, Oldham, OL4 4EP
Sold Jul 2012
£269,950
Versus other Beech Lane homes
Badgers Barn outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,434
Street avg £2,206
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 245 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 10.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Lovers Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB







