7 Riverbank, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5BS
About 7 Riverbank
7 Riverbank is a four-bedroom detached house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5BS). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 82.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2023 for £620,000.
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Sold prices
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Riverbank has an approved extension on the planning record.
- May 2024PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
1. Increase in ridge height to create a two storey dwelling 2. Two storey rear extension 3. Single storey side extension 4. New porch to front elevation 5. Increase in ridge height to existing garage at front of property to form a two storey building
- Agent
- McCrory Construction Group Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- HOU/352490/24
- Dec 2011ConservatoryFullIn report
Replacement conservatory
- Agent
- S. Ingram and Associates
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/331373/11
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 7 Riverbank was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£668,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 20 years.
£620,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
14 September 2023Most recent
£620,000
+113.8%over 20 years31 July 2003
£289,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5BS: £230,000 (2024–2010).
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- 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
0.1 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