17 Walkmill, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5BU
About 17 Walkmill
17 Walkmill is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5BU). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in May 2002. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 sits 164.9% above the 2002 sale of £92,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£132/sq ft) was about 39.1% below the postcode norm. At 65 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2011AnnexFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side of property
Part two storey / part single storey side extension forming 'granny' annexe and enlarged living space. (Resubmission of HH/059251/11).
- Agent
- Hall Needham Associates
Extension- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- HH/331279/11
- Mar 2011AnnexFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Part two storey / part single storey side extension forming 'granny' annexe
- Agent
- Hall Needham Associates
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/059251/11
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 Walkmill
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Walkmill valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£245,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£92,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 May 2002Most recent
£92,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5BU: £310,000 (2024–2024).
Nearby sales in OL3 5BU
Everything we know about 17 Walkmill, 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 Walkmill homes
On price per m², 17 Walkmill runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,423
Street avg £2,568
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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.
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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