Springmeadow, Ladcastle Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5QT
About Springmeadow
Springmeadow is a detached house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5QT). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
It hasn't traded since September 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 193 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,018,000 sits 57.8% above the 2003 sale of £645,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 36.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
Springmeadow's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 October 2034
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Planning history
3 applications on record at Springmeadow, Ladcastle Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5QT
- Jan 2012AmendmentOutcome in report
Application for extension of the time limit for implementing existing planning permission for erection of 14 no. dwellings approved under reference PA/52657/07
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- PA/331329/11
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsSept 2022Decision
- New BuildJan 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£1,018,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.8% per year over 8 years.
£645,000
Growth on file: 15.8% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
14 September 2003Most recent
£645,000
+244.0%over 8 years4 April 1995
£187,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5QT: £180,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in OL3 5QT
22 Ladcastle Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5QT
Sold Nov 2023
£250,00014 Ladcastle Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5QT
Sold Feb 2021
£133,0002 Spring Brow Cottages, Ladcastle Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5QT
Sold Jan 2019
£143,00020 Ladcastle Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5QT
Sold Jun 2018
£189,95016 Ladcastle Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5QT
Sold Mar 2017
£180,000
Versus other Ladcastle Road homes
Springmeadow outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,342
Street avg £3,163
Floor Area
193 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Wall Hill Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB







