Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
42 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AN
1 planning record
Estimated value
£323,000
- Against OL3 5AN's recent median (£340,000)-5%
Newest record on this page: April 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
109 m²
1173 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£323,000
- Against OL3 5AN's recent median (£340,000)-5%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 42 Woods Lane is modelled from its 109 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OL3 5AN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
109 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2015
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in OL3 5AN
5 sales, median £340,000 (2025–2023)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: April 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
42 Woods Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5AN: £340,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in OL3 5AN
22 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AN
Sold Apr 2025
£340,00014 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AN
Sold Mar 2025
£485,00042a, Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AN
Sold Dec 2024
£249,90038 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AN
Sold Dec 2024
£330,00016 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AN
Sold Nov 2023
£420,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 42 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 42 Woods Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
42 Woods Lane is an end-of-terrace house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5AN). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2005. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 109 m² it's 29.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
42 Woods Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 May 2025
Current Certificate
May 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 May 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 42 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
1 application on record at 42 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AN
1decisions11documents1nearby
Flagged:Subdivision
- Apr 2005SubdivisionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of single dwelling house into 2 no. dwelling houses
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/048856/05
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Versus other Woods Lane homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 42 Woods Lane runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Woolpack — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary SchoolPrimary246m
- Saddleworth SchoolSecondary862m
- St Chad's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
- Delph Primary SchoolPrimary1.8km
Nearest stops
- The WoolpackBus stop142m
- Dobcross SquareBus stop182m
- Wall Hill RoadBus stop298m
- Wool RoadBus stop433m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences3 reports75%
- Other Theft1 reports25%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL3 5AN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 build
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 42 Woods Lane is modelled from its 109 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OL3 5AN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for 42 Woods Lane, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 42 Woods Lane was lodged in May 2015 at band E and expired in May 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 42 Woods Lane. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 3 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 9 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OL3 5AN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 42 Woods Lane is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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