20a, Sandy Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AG
About 20a
20a is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5AG). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £411,000 is 21.8% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £337,500 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
20a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Planning history
20a has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Sept 2021RenovationHeritageIn report
Replace existing windows to Listed Building.
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- LBC/346844/21
- Sept 2021RenovationFullIn report
Replace existing windows on Listed Building
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/346843/21
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 20a
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£411,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.1% per year over 10 years.
£337,500
Growth on file: -0.1% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
22 March 2021Most recent
£337,500
-1.3%over 9 years18 April 2011
£342,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5AG: £277,500 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in OL3 5AG
3a, Sandy Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AG
Sold Nov 2024
£560,00010b, Sandy Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AG
Sold May 2021
£140,00036 Sandy Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AG
Sold Sept 2020
£317,50040 Sandy Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AG
Sold Nov 2019
£277,50016 Sandy Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AG
Sold Nov 2019
£119,000
Everything we know about 20a, 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 Sandy Lane homes
20a is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,220
Street avg £2,244
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
51.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB