Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Mill is a detached house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5GD). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft). The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 73 m² this is the 5th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in The Mill, where floor areas span 64–129 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom.
At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 38 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. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £213,000 is 18.3% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £180,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
The Mill sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Nov 2024
Certificate validity
Expired on 11 November 2024
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The Mill has no planning applications on record.
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The Mill saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£213,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 6 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 6 years.
19 August 2021Most recent
£180,000
+6.5%over 3 years26 April 2018
£169,000
+5.6%over 2 years17 September 2015
£159,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5GD: £380,000 (2025–2024).
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Sold Aug 2025
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Sold Aug 2025
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Sold Mar 2025
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Sold Dec 2024
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Sold Dec 2024
EPC Rating for The Mill lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,466
Street avg £2,337
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 92 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 7 years
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1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Tamewater Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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