6 Riverbank, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5BS
About 6 Riverbank
6 Riverbank is a two-bedroom detached house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5BS). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 50 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–136 m². Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 74).
At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £247,000 is 12.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£409/sq ft) was about 87.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2022 for £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2023TelecomsIn report
1 x 10m LIGHT WOODEN POLE
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- TEN/350814/23
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£247,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 24 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
5 May 2022Most recent
£220,000
+60.6%over 14 years16 August 2007
£137,000
+107.6%over 8 years22 September 1998
£66,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5BS: £232,000 (2024–2010).
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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
The Woolpack — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB