8 Delph New Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5BA
About 8 Delph New Road
8 Delph New Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5BA). It has a recorded floor area of 313 m² (around 3369 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2025) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average.
It hasn't traded since October 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 313 m² the property is well over the postcode median (155 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £614,000 sits 145.6% above the 2004 sale of £249,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 47.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
Energy performance
8 Delph New Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2005PorchFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
i) Raise ridge height of dwelling, ii) Two storey extension to each side elevation, iii) Single storey rear extension, iv) Front porch, v) Detached double garage.
- Agent
- Wildesign
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/050272/05
- Jun 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Re-submission of HH/048538/04 for i) 2 no. side extensions ii) Rear extension iii) Raising ridge height to create one and half storey dwelling iv) Detached garage
- Agent
- Wildesign
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/049406/05
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 Delph New Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Delph New Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£614,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£249,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 October 2004Most recent
£249,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5BA: £395,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in OL3 5BA
21 Delph New Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5BA
Sold Jan 2022
£360,00014 Delph New Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5BA
Sold Jan 2021
£755,00025 Delph New Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5BA
Sold Jun 2019
£153,60012 Delph New Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5BA
Sold Apr 2019
£395,00016 Delph New Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5BA
Sold Jan 2019
£572,000
Everything we know about 8 Delph New Road, 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 Delph New Road homes
8 Delph New Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£799
Street avg £1,887
Floor Area
313 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Wall Hill Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB