16 Clough Lane, Grasscroft, Oldham, OL4 4EW

16 Clough Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Grasscroft, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4EW). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. At 142 m² this is the 19th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 64–223 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 26 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. A recent sale: £305,000 in February 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £366,000 is 20% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 18.3% below the postcode norm.