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8 Doctor Lane, Scouthead, Oldham, OL4 4AB

Listed building
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
73 m²
786 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Doctor Lane

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

8 Doctor Lane is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Scouthead, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4AB). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump.

At 73 m² it's 17% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 7 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 is 32.6% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £193,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Building

  • Listed buildingYes
  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Doctor Lane

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildListed building

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Doctor Lane, Scouthead, Oldham, OL4 4AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Doctor Lane has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 Doctor Lane

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£256,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£193,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 January 2021Most recent

    £193,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 4AB: £244,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Doctor Lane homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 8 Doctor Lane runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,644

Street avg £2,434

On par

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Doctor Lane

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

Larger development activity nearby
£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.
£275k

1 Beech Lane, Grasscroft

OL4 4EP

2 bed1 bath
£284k

1 Brookside Avenue, Grotton

OL4 4LH

2 bed
£328k

1 Beechfield, Grasscroft

OL4 4EN

2 bed1 bath
£175k

1 Clegg Street, Springhead

OL4 4QW

2 bed1 bath
£252k

1 Carr House Road, Springhead

OL4 4PA

3 bed1 bath
£244k

1 Bridge Street, Springhead

OL4 4PE

3 bed1 bath
£576k

1 Charlotte Lane, Grasscroft

OL4 4HW

2 bed1 bath
£555k

1 Cedar Lane, Grasscroft

OL4 4DS

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

0.0 km

Doctor Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 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 4AB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL4 4AB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL4 4AB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.0dB

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 8 Doctor Lane, Scouthead, Oldham, OL4 4AB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.