Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Starting Chair, Doctor Lane, Scouthead, Oldham, OL4 4AD
1 planning record
Estimated value
£384,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£270,000)+42%
- Against OL4 4AD's recent median (£151,800)+153%
Newest record on this page: November 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
142 m²
1528 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£384,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£270,000)+42%
- Against OL4 4AD's recent median (£151,800)+153%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Starting Chair is modelled from its 142 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OL4 4AD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
142 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2021
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in OL4 4AD
5 sales, median £151,800 (2024–2015)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 1 Starting Chair was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
2 December 2021Most recent
£270,000
+12.0%over 12 years10 September 2009
£241,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 4AD: £151,800 (2024–2015).
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Starting Chair, Doctor Lane, Scouthead, Oldham, OL4 4AD. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 1 Starting Chair
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Starting Chair is an end-of-terrace house in Scouthead, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4AD). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 3-band jump.
At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2021. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 is 42.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 20.6% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £270,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Starting Chair's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Jul 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 July 2031
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Starting Chair, Doctor Lane, Scouthead, Oldham, OL4 4AD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 1 Starting Chair, Doctor Lane, Scouthead, Oldham, OL4 4AD
1decisions18documents1nearby
- Nov 2021RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
Existing timber casement windows in white finish to be replaced with timber casement windows in white finish.
New Windows- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- LBC/347222/21
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Versus other Doctor Lane homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 1 Starting Chair runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,901
Street avg £2,796
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Doctor Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Knowsley Junior School. 19 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Knowsley Junior SchoolPrimary1.1km
- St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km
- Springhead Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary1.5km
- Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary SchoolPrimary1.7km
Nearest stops
- Doctor LaneBus stop89m
- Doctor LaneBus stop96m
- Talking PointBus stop201m
- Lyndon CloseBus stop376m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences4 reports80%
- Vehicle Crime1 reports20%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL4 4AD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 build
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 1 Starting Chair is modelled from its 142 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OL4 4AD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 1 Starting Chair. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Starting Chair was lodged in July 2021 at band D and is valid until July 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 1 Starting Chair. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 5 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 19 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OL4 4AD, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 1 Starting Chair is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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