Skip to content

Badgers Barn, Beech Lane, Grasscroft, Oldham, OL4 4EP

Solar panels3 sales on record5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
166 m²
1787 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Badgers Barn

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

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.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Solar panelsYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Badgers Barn

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Badgers Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2020from Nov 2019
EPC improved fromE54toC70
Walls
PoorGood

Wall insulation improved

Floor Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildPermanent outbuildings

Because the property was built before 1919 and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £1,220 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Badgers Barn, Beech Lane, Grasscroft, Oldham, OL4 4EP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Aug 2019
    Full
    In report

    Retrospective application for a timber fence

    Agent
    Whittaker Design
    Retrospective
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    HH/343510/19
    View planning record
  2. May 2019
    Full
    In 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
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Badgers Barn

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
£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Badgers Barn has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£705,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 23 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£570,000

Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 September 2021Most recent

    £570,000

    +50.0%over 4 years
  2. 22 September 2016

    £380,000

    +406.7%over 18 years
  3. 7 July 1998

    £75,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 4EP: £705,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Beech Lane homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Badgers Barn outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,434

Street avg £2,206

Strongly above

Floor Area

166 m²

Street avg 245 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 10.7 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Badgers Barn

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Lovers Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 OL4 4EP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL4 4EP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL4 4EP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.9dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Badgers Barn, Beech Lane, Grasscroft, Oldham, OL4 4EP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.