Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Wharf is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5QR). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. At 53 m² this is the 30th 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.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in October 1999. Across 1995–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 sits 146.3% above the 1999 sale of £64,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£114/sq ft) was about 40.6% below the postcode norm. At 53 m² it's 20.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (44 m² median across 42 EPCs).
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 December 2029
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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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 valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£160,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 4 years.
£64,950
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 4 years.
21 October 1999Most recent
£64,950
+15.0%over 3 years18 December 1995
£56,500
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
The Wharf is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£1,225
Street avg £2,608
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 45 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 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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