8 Victoria Quay, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5GB
About 8 Victoria Quay
8 Victoria Quay is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5GB). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. At 53 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–143 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band.
At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£394/sq ft) was about 33.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £225,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- ConciergeYes
Energy performance
8 Victoria Quay sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Victoria Quay has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£238,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£225,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 March 2021Most recent
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5GB: £449,995 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in OL3 5GB
4 Victoria Quay, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5GB
Sold Mar 2024
£387,5001 Victoria Quay, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5GB
Sold Nov 2023
£395,00017 Victoria Quay, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5GB
Sold Jan 2023
£529,00016 Victoria Quay, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5GB
Sold Jun 2022
£499,99915 Victoria Quay, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5GB
Sold Dec 2021
£449,995
Everything we know about 8 Victoria Quay, 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 Victoria Quay homes
On years held, 8 Victoria Quay runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,245
Street avg £3,767
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 82 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 8 years
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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
Navigation Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Saddleworth School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB