What type of property is Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, OL4 4AD?

Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, OL4 4AD is an end-of-terrace house.

When did Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, OL4 4AD last change hands?

Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, OL4 4AD last sold for £215,000 in July 2015, around 11 years ago. Before that, it sold for £189,000 in January 2003, so prices have been rising over 12 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, OL4 4AD?

Across 2 sales between January 2003 and July 2015, Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, OL4 4AD rose from £189,000 to £215,000, a change of £26,000. That works out to roughly +1% per year compounded over 12 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, OL4 4AD have?

The current EPC rating for Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, OL4 4AD is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in March 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, OL4 4AD?

Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, OL4 4AD has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (1,098 sq ft). That makes it about 59% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL4 4AD. Source: EPC Register.

How is Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, OL4 4AD heated?

The latest EPC at Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, OL4 4AD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, OL4 4AD located?

Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, OL4 4AD sits in Scouthead, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL4 postcode district.

Is Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, OL4 4AD in a safe area?

Police records around Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, OL4 4AD show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 80% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, OL4 4AD?

The closest primary school to Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, OL4 4AD is Knowsley Junior School (1.1km), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Waterhead Academy (1.8km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, OL4 4AD?

The closest bus stop to Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, OL4 4AD is Doctor Lane, 89m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, Scouthead, Oldham, OL4 4AD

Estimated value

£310,000

Since the 2015 sale (£215,000)+44%
Against OL4 4AD's recent median (£151,800)+104%

Newest record on this page: November 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

End terrace

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

102 m²

1098 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£310,000

Against its 2015 sale (£215,000)+44%
Against OL4 4AD's recent median (£151,800)+104%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Starting Chair is modelled from its 102 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
102 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2015
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2015
Recent sales in OL4 4AD
5 sales, median £151,800 (2024–2016)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Starting Chair's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Sales timeline

2 July 2015Most recent
£215,000
+13.8%over 12 years
31 January 2003
£189,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 4AD: £151,800 (2024–2016).

Nearby sales in OL4 4AD

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, Scouthead, Oldham, OL4 4AD. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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Overview

About Starting Chair

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

Starting Chair is an end-of-terrace house in Scouthead, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4AD). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sold in July 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across 2003–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £310,000 is 44.2% above the 2015 sale price.

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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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Mar 2025

Current Certificate

Mar 2015

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 11 March 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

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

Starting Chair has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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.

Starting Chair outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,108

Street avg £2,727

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Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

Above

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.

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%

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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· 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

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Comparables

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for Starting Chair is modelled from its 102 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 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 Starting Chair was lodged in March 2015 at band D and expired in March 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 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.

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