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42 Woods Lane, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AN

1 planning record
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
Overview

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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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 May 2025

EPC 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
Planning

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. Apr 2005
    SubdivisionFull
    In report

    Conversion of single dwelling house into 2 no. dwelling houses

    Agent
    Wildesign
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    PA/048856/05
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on 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.

Current estimate

£316,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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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).

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On the street

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)

Strongly below

Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.2 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£350k

1 Brookhill Close, Diggle

OL3 5NH

£354k

1 Cotemans Cottages, Grains Road, Delph

OL3 5RN

3 bed
£359k

1 Barracks, Denshaw

OL3 5SR

£254k

1 Beswick Cottages, Grains Road, Delph

OL3 5RL

2 bed
£253k

1 Brooklands Lodge Mews, Denshaw Road, Delph

OL3 5TL

2 bed
£399k

1 Broadgate, Dobcross

OL3 5BJ

£410k

1 Buckton Close, Diggle

OL3 5NE

£242k

1 Clifton Holm, Delph

OL3 5EZ

2 bed1 bath
Area

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.
Full Oldham report

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Woolpack — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

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 road noise heatmap for OL3 5AN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL3 5AN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
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75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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