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1 Highmoor Cottage, Thorpe Lane, Scouthead, Oldham, OL4 3SA

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
146 m²
1572 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Highmoor Cottage

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

1 Highmoor Cottage is a semi-detached house in Scouthead, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 3SA). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 is 41.6% below the 2019 sale of £425,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. Sold December 2019 for £425,000.

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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.

1 Highmoor Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Highmoor Cottage, Thorpe Lane, Scouthead, Oldham, OL4 3SA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Highmoor Cottage 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.
Current estimate

£248,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£425,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 December 2019Most recent

    £425,000

Median price across the last 2 sales in OL4 3SA: £310,000 (2017–2001).

On the street

Versus other Thorpe Lane homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1 Highmoor Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

59 (D)

Street avg 47 (E)

Strongly above

Floor Area

146 m²

Street avg 162 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 9.8 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Highmoor Cottage

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£257k

1 Bank Street

OL4 3AE

£260k

1 Farnborough Avenue

OL4 3HG

5 bed1 bath
£222k

1 Cennick Close

OL4 3BA

3 bed1 bath
£220k

1 Gowran Park

OL4 3BE

3 bed1 bath
£282k

1 Glenfield Close

OL4 3AB

£218k

1 Deepdale

OL4 3AU

£207k

1 Booth Street, Lees

OL4 3BX

£204k

1 Beckett Street, Lees

OL4 3LB

3 bed1 bath
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.
Full Oldham report

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

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Lyndon Close — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Knowsley Junior School. 22 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 3SA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL4 3SA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL4 3SA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

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 1 Highmoor Cottage, Thorpe Lane, Scouthead, Oldham, OL4 3SA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.