52b, Wall Hill Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5BH
About 52b
52b is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5BH). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 524 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £170,000 is 24.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 29.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £137,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
52b's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 May 2021
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 9 May 2021
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
52b 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
52b's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£170,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 13 years.
£137,000
Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
26 March 2021Most recent
£137,000
+24.0%over 4 years7 July 2016
£110,500
-7.9%over 8 years5 March 2008
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5BH: £318,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in OL3 5BH
58 Wall Hill Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5BH
Sold Sept 2025
£430,00054 Wall Hill Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5BH
Sold May 2025
£318,000128 Wall Hill Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5BH
Sold May 2025
£325,00036 Wall Hill Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5BH
Sold Apr 2025
£280,000122 Wall Hill Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5BH
Sold May 2022
£290,000
Versus other Wall Hill Road homes
Floor Area for 52b lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,814
Street avg £2,771
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Tamewater Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB







