3 Old Kiln Lane, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 5RZ

3 Old Kiln Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Grotton, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 5RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Held since July 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £395,000 sits 50.2% above the 2006 sale of £263,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 91.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 97 m² it's 20.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 34 EPCs).