49 Dobcross New Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AY
About 49 Dobcross New Road
49 Dobcross New Road is a detached house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5AY). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump.
At 208 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £657,000 is 24% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 46.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £530,000.
Energy performance
49 Dobcross New Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 November 2030
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Planning history
49 Dobcross New Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£657,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£530,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 December 2020Most recent
£530,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5AY: £235,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in OL3 5AY
41 Dobcross New Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AY
Sold Nov 2024
£235,00017 Dobcross New Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AY
Sold Apr 2024
£291,00037 Dobcross New Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AY
Sold Jun 2023
£210,00033 Dobcross New Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AY
Sold Mar 2021
£300,00026 Dobcross New Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5AY
Sold Dec 2020
£280,500
Versus other Dobcross New Road homes
49 Dobcross New Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,548
Street avg £2,361
Floor Area
208 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
21.0 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Woolpack — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB







