6 Crib Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AF
About 6 Crib Lane
6 Crib Lane is a detached house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5AF). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.
At 186 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 58.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2023 for £795,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
6 Crib Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2007PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey dining room extension and entrance porch
- Agent
- John Barnes (Architect)
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/053023/07
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 6 Crib Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£839,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 24 years.
£795,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
31 October 2023Most recent
£795,000
+239.2%over 24 years2 August 1999
£234,400
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5AF: £425,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in OL3 5AF
1 Crib Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AF
Sold Jan 2025
£220,000Marvon, Crib Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AF
Sold Nov 2020
£525,00011 Crib Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AF
Sold Oct 2017
£425,0004 Crib Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AF
Sold Sept 2017
£555,0009a, Crib Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AF
Sold Sept 2015
£124,999
Everything we know about 6 Crib Lane, 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 Crib Lane homes
On price per m², 6 Crib Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,274
Street avg £3,009
Floor Area
186 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Dobcross Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB