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 14 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 £465,000 is 22.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 46.8% 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.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
12 The Square's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2005Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of existing garage into kitchen and external alterations to rear elevation including installation of window and door
- Agent
- S. Ingram and Associates
New Windows- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- LB/049658/05
- Jun 2005Garage ConversionFullIn report
Convert existing garage into kitchen
- Agent
- S. Ingram and Associates
- Reference
- HH/049657/05
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 12 The Square was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£465,000
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: £133,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in OL3 5AA
Everything we know about 12 The Square, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other The Square homes
12 The Square outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,585
Street avg £2,469
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
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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB