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1 Platting Road, Lydgate, Oldham, OL4 4DL

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
144 m²
1550 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Platting Road

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

1 Platting Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Lydgate, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4DL). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67).

At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £453,000 sits 81.2% above the 2014 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 20.2% below the postcode norm. Last sold in December 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Platting Road

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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.

1 Platting Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Mar 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2017from Jul 2009
Hot Water
Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Mar 2017from Mar 2017
Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Platting Road, Lydgate, Oldham, OL4 4DL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Platting Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Platting Road

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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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.

1 Platting Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£453,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2014)

£250,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 December 2014Most recent

    £250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 4DL: £237,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Platting Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 1 Platting Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,736

Street avg £2,274

Below

Floor Area

144 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.0 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Platting Road

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£436k

1 Ash Grove, Springhead

OL4 4RP

4 bed
£555k

1 Cedar Lane, Grasscroft

OL4 4DS

3 bed1 bath
£252k

1 Carr House Road, Springhead

OL4 4PA

3 bed1 bath
£244k

1 Bridge Street, Springhead

OL4 4PE

3 bed1 bath
£576k

1 Charlotte Lane, Grasscroft

OL4 4HW

2 bed1 bath
£328k

1 Beechfield, Grasscroft

OL4 4EN

2 bed1 bath
£284k

1 Brookside Avenue, Grotton

OL4 4LH

2 bed
£275k

1 Beech Lane, Grasscroft

OL4 4EP

2 bed1 bath
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.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Lydgate — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School. 24 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 4DL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL4 4DL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL4 4DL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

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 1 Platting Road, Lydgate, Oldham, OL4 4DL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.