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12 Platt Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AD

Property type
End terrace
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
53 m²
570 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 28
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Platt Lane

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

12 Platt Lane is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5AD). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £183,000 sits 55.7% above the 2018 sale of £117,500. Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £117,500.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

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

12 Platt Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F28
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Platt Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Platt Lane has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

£183,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2018)

£117,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 November 2018Most recent

    £117,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5AD: £230,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Platt Lane homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 12 Platt Lane lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,217

Street avg £2,726

Strongly below

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£170k

1 Chancery Lane, Dobcross

OL3 5AE

2 bed
£242k

1 Clifton Holm, Delph

OL3 5EZ

2 bed1 bath
£253k

1 Brooklands Lodge Mews, Denshaw Road, Delph

OL3 5TL

2 bed
£254k

1 Beswick Cottages, Grains Road, Delph

OL3 5RL

2 bed
£188k

1 Bridge End, Delph

OL3 5DU

£196k

1 Briarfield Road, Dobcross

OL3 5AH

£354k

1 Cotemans Cottages, Grains Road, Delph

OL3 5RN

3 bed
£210k

1 Brookside Terrace, Delph

OL3 5EW

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

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Dobcross Square — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL3 5AD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL3 5AD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL3 5AD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 12 Platt Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.