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4 Starting Chair, Doctor Lane, Scouthead, Oldham, OL4 4AD

Listed buildingNotable views5 sales on record5 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
57 m²
610 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Starting Chair

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

4 Starting Chair is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Scouthead, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4AD). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 610 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. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £221,380 in November 2024. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£363/sq ft) was about 105.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
  • EnsuiteYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Listed buildingYes
  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Starting Chair

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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 Starting Chair's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Sept 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildListed building

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Starting Chair, Doctor Lane, Scouthead, Oldham, OL4 4AD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Starting Chair has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.

  1. Jul 2024
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    Moving an internal stud wall 40cm and moving an internal door around the corner into a stud wall. Repurpose of the rooms upstairs so that the bathroom is moved to the middle room and the end room becomes a bedroom/study.

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    LBC/352948/24
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2024
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    Replace the front door like for like with a new one.

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    LBC/352519/24
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Starting Chair

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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£242,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£221,380

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 November 2024Most recent

    £221,380

    +47.6%over 4 years
  2. 2 July 2020

    £150,000

    +9.5%over 3 years
  3. 28 July 2016

    £137,000

  4. 17 September 2012

    £137,000

    +132.9%over 12 years
  5. 10 December 1999

    £58,821

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 4AD: £215,000 (2021–2003).

On the street

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, 4 Starting Chair stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,909

Street avg £2,127

Strongly above

Floor Area

57 m²

Street avg 103 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Starting Chair

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
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

0.1 km

Doctor Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Knowsley Junior School. 19 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 4AD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL4 4AD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL4 4AD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

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 Starting Chair, Doctor Lane, Scouthead, Oldham, OL4 4AD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.