12 The Square, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AA
About 12 The Square
12 The Square is a mid-terrace house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5AA). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £460,000 is 21.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 59.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £379,995. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
12 The Square's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 December 2028
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 12 The Square, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AA
- Jun 2005Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Convert existing garage into kitchen
- Reference
- HH/049657/05
- More recent applications — locked
- Garage ConversionAug 2005Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 12 The Square was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£460,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£379,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 June 2021Most recent
£379,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5AA: £180,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in OL3 5AA
Versus other The Square homes
12 The Square outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,585
Street avg £2,614
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Dobcross Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB







