What kind of home is The Secret Barn, Thornley Lane, OL4 5RH?

The Secret Barn, Thornley Lane, OL4 5RH is a detached house.

What is the EPC rating for The Secret Barn, Thornley Lane, OL4 5RH?

The current EPC rating for The Secret Barn, Thornley Lane, OL4 5RH is C with a score of 80 out of 100, lodged in July 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Secret Barn, Thornley Lane, OL4 5RH?

The Secret Barn, Thornley Lane, OL4 5RH has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (1,539 sq ft). That makes it about 21% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in OL4 5RH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Secret Barn, Thornley Lane, OL4 5RH use?

The latest EPC at The Secret Barn, Thornley Lane, OL4 5RH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is The Secret Barn, Thornley Lane, OL4 5RH in?

The Secret Barn, Thornley Lane, OL4 5RH sits in Grotton, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL4 postcode district.

How safe is the area around The Secret Barn, Thornley Lane, OL4 5RH?

Police records around The Secret Barn, Thornley Lane, OL4 5RH show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 80% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near The Secret Barn, Thornley Lane, OL4 5RH?

The closest primary school to The Secret Barn, Thornley Lane, OL4 5RH is St Agnes CofE Primary School (703m), one of 22 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Oasis Academy Leesbrook (2.1km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to The Secret Barn, Thornley Lane, OL4 5RH?

The closest bus stop to The Secret Barn, Thornley Lane, OL4 5RH is Thornley Lane, 81m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Secret Barn, Thornley Lane, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 5RH

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

143 m²

1539 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 80

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About The Secret Barn

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

The Secret Barn is a detached house in Grotton, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 5RH). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

At 143 m² it's 21.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (182 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs).

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate

Jul 2025

EPC Rating

C80

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 21 July 2035

8 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Secret Barn, Thornley Lane, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 5RH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Secret Barn has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The Secret Barn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£440,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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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 OL4 5RH: £492,500 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in OL4 5RH

On the street

Versus other Thornley Lane homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for The Secret Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

80 (C)

Street avg 64 (D)

Strongly above

Floor Area

143 m²

Street avg 178 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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1 Chapel Court, Princess Street, Lees

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1 County End Terrace, Oldham Road

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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.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Thornley Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

St Agnes CofE Primary School. 25 schools nearby.

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A Local Area 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 5RH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL4 5RH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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