Starting Chair, Old School House, Doctor Lane, Scouthead, Oldham, OL4 4AD
About Starting Chair
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 £322,000 is 49.8% above the 2015 sale price.
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Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Mar 2025
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Starting Chair has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Starting Chair's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£322,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 12 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
2 July 2015Most recent
£215,000
+13.8%over 12 years31 January 2003
£189,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 4AD: £151,800 (2024–2016).
Versus other Doctor Lane homes
Starting Chair outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,108
Street avg £2,727
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB