16 New Houses, Platting Road, Scouthead, Oldham, OL4 4AF
About 16 New Houses
16 New Houses is a four-bedroom detached house in Scouthead, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4AF). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1802 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in April 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £833,000 is 19% above the 2009 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
16 New Houses's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
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Planning history
16 New Houses has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Aug 2016PorchFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing side porch & erection of new single storey side & rear extension
- Agent
- Hna Architects Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/338737/16
- Aug 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension with rooms in the roof.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/337165/15
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£833,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£700,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 April 2009Most recent
£700,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in OL4 4AF: £189,000 (1998–1996).
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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
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







