Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
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 53.8% 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.
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 May 2032
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The Wharf has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
The Wharf has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£157,000
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.
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: £141,250 (2026–2024).
The Wharf, Apartment 15, Wool Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5QR
Sold Apr 2026
The Wharf, Apartment 47, Wool Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5QR
Sold Oct 2025
The Wharf, Apartment 34, Wool Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5QR
Sold Sept 2024
The Wharf, Apartment 32, Wool Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5QR
Sold Jul 2024
The Wharf, Apartment 16, Wool Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5QR
Sold Jul 2024
Habitable Rooms for The Wharf runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,077
Street avg £2,554
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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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Navigation Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Saddleworth School. 9 schools nearby.
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