Upperhouse, Oldham Road, Dobcross, Oldham, OL3 5RD
About Upperhouse
Upperhouse is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Dobcross, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5RD). It has a recorded floor area of 263 m² (around 2833 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since July 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £766,000 sits 264.8% above the 1999 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 67.3% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Upperhouse's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Upperhouse has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Jun 2014ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9 relating to app no. PA/333890/13
- Agent
- S. Ingram And Associates
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- CD/335399/14
- Jun 2014ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 relating to app no. LB/333891/13
- Agent
- S. Ingram And Associates
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- CD/335401/14
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Upperhouse's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£766,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 4 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
29 July 1999Most recent
£210,000
+29.2%over 3 years26 January 1996
£162,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5RD: £550,000 (2019–1998).
Nearby sales in OL3 5RD
Everything we know about Upperhouse, 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 Oldham Road homes
On price per m², Upperhouse runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£798
Street avg £2,637
Floor Area
263 m²
Street avg 210 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 13.9 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
Dale View — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB