Larkhill House, Larkhill Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5BF
About Larkhill House
Larkhill House is a five-bedroom detached house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5BF). It has a recorded floor area of 244 m² (around 2626 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2008) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from September 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in January 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. Today's modelled estimate of £776,000 is 33.8% above the 2018 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
Larkhill House'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Sept 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
Larkhill House has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
- Agent
- S. Ingram And Associates
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/353630/24
- Oct 2023OutbuildingOutlineIn report
Detached pitched roof outbuilding to be used as a home office and garden room incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse
- Agent
- Maxine Parker
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- CEA/351505/23
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Larkhill House
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
£776,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£580,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 January 2018Most recent
£580,000
Everything we know about Larkhill House, 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
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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
0.5 km
Spurn Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB