5 The Grove, Dobcross, Oldham OL3 5RR

Detached house · Built 1967-1975 · 118 m² · Owner-Occupied · Boiler and radiators, mains gas

Upgrade Plan

C → B for £12,535 · £12,535 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Low energy lighting—£35£49.6 yrs+0.2 pts
Floor insulation—£800 – £1,200£8312.0 yrs+4.7 pts
Solar water heating—£4,000 – £6,000£6550+ yrs+3.7 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels—£5,000 – £8,000£7750+ yrs+4.4 pts · reaches B

Grants verified 20 August 2026. Costs are the register’s indicative ranges. Savings are restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. Points per measure are estimated from 19.9 million certificates and rescaled to this home’s own certificate delta; the total is the register’s figure.

Running costs

£1,662
per year at grade C
£1,433
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £229 a year — a 1.8% annual return on £12,535.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2015, states £1,155 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

28 June 2024£510,000
25 June 2021£499,995
26 October 2015£289,950
8 May 2001£145,000

Estimated today: £588,579 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation

The Grove: 25 sales since 1995 · £420,134 average over 10 years

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary SchoolPrimary0.2 mi—
St Chad's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.0 mi—
Delph Primary SchoolPrimary1.1 mi—
Saddleworth SchoolSecondary1.0 miNot in the KS4 performance tables
Waterhead AcademySecondary2.0 miProgress 8 -0.72 · well below average (2023/24)
Mossley Hollins High SchoolSecondary2.4 miNot in the KS4 performance tables

Schools from the DfE register, performance from the KS4 performance tables. Progress 8 is a GCSE measure, so primaries have none. Distance is straight-line from the postcode, not a catchment: admission is decided by the school, not by us.

The Grove

How this home sits against its street.

13
graded homes
64.9
average score
D
most common grade
+4.1
this home vs street
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