3 Chancery Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AE
About 3 Chancery Lane
3 Chancery Lane is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5AE). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 140 m² it's 20.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £519,000 is 33.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£259/sq ft) was about 45.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2019 for £390,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
3 Chancery Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 February 2029
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Planning history
3 Chancery Lane has an approved extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 3 Chancery Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AE
- Feb 2006ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Replacement conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/050620/05
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Chancery Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£519,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 24 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
20 June 2019Most recent
£390,000
+31.1%over 5 years26 September 2013
£297,500
+242.0%over 18 years14 September 1995
£87,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5AE: £150,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in OL3 5AE
17 Chancery Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AE
Sold Jun 2025
£287,8501 Chancery Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AE
Sold Mar 2021
£139,9502 Chancery Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AE
Sold Feb 2021
£150,00015 Chancery Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AE
Sold Oct 2020
£129,0007a, Chancery Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AE
Sold May 2000
£84,500
Versus other Chancery Lane homes
Price per m² for 3 Chancery Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,786
Street avg £1,294
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
0.3 km
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

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