The Wharf, Apartment 14, Wool Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5QR
About The Wharf
The Wharf is a mid-terrace house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5QR). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 52 m² this is the 29th smallest of 43 units on EPC record in The Wharf, where floor areas span 34–154 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 43 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 52 m² it's 18.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (44 m² median across 42 EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 54.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £160,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Risks
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Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
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Planning history
The Wharf has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Wharf
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 Wharf has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£166,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 27 years.
£160,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
3 October 2022Most recent
£160,000
+206.2%over 26 years29 February 1996
£52,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5QR: £195,000 (2024–2024).
Nearby sales in OL3 5QR
The Wharf, Apartment 34, Wool Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5QR
Sold Sept 2024
£150,000The Wharf, Apartment 32, Wool Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5QR
Sold Jul 2024
£195,000The Wharf, Apartment 16, Wool Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5QR
Sold Jul 2024
£134,0009 The Wharf, Wool Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5QR
Sold May 2024
£318,0008 The Wharf, Wool Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5QR
Sold Apr 2024
£340,000
Everything we know about The Wharf, 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 Wool Road homes
Habitable Rooms for The Wharf runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,077
Street avg £2,497
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 45 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
Navigation Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Saddleworth School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB