14 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AN

14 Woods Lane is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5AN). 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 (April 2025) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. At 53 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–148 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (34 versus a best of 68). Other recorded features include notable views.

Today's modelled estimate of £400,000 is 17.5% below the 2025 sale of £485,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£850/sq ft) was about 268.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 14 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. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £485,000. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2014. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.