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4 Doctor House Fold, Doctor Lane, Scouthead, Oldham, OL4 3RY

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
50 m²
538 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Doctor House Fold

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Doctor House Fold is a semi-detached house in Scouthead, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 3RY). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £169,000 in December 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 is 33.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 226.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

4 Doctor House Fold sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Dec 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Doctor House Fold, Doctor Lane, Scouthead, Oldham, OL4 3RY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Doctor House Fold has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

4 Doctor House Fold has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£225,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£169,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 December 2019Most recent

    £169,000

    +7.0%over 3 years
  2. 5 February 2016

    £158,000

    +1.9%over 8 years
  3. 28 July 2007

    £155,000

    +124.6%over 6 years
  4. 17 May 2001

    £69,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in OL4 3RY: £125,000 (2016–2001).

On the street

Versus other Doctor Lane homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 4 Doctor House Fold lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

53 (E)

Street avg 67 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

50 m²

Street avg 135 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Doctor House Fold

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Oldham district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Doctor Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.4 km

Knowsley Junior School. 18 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL4 3RY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL4 3RY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL4 3RY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Doctor House Fold, Doctor Lane, Scouthead, Oldham, OL4 3RY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.