The Old Wool Dye House, Stockport Road, Lydgate, Oldham, OL4 4JJ
About The Old Wool Dye House
The Old Wool Dye House is a detached house in Lydgate, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 201 m² (around 2164 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 201 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at The Old Wool Dye House.
- Jan 2010PorchFullIn report
1) Conversion of former dye house to dwelling house 2) Side porch 3) Installation of air source heat pump 4) Installlation of 2 no. solar panels to roof 5) Installation of 2 no. sun pipes and 2 no. flues for wood burning stoves.
- Agent
- Hall Needham Associates
ExtensionSolar Panels- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/057209/09
- Nov 2009ConditionsIn report
1) Removal of condition no. 17 on PA/036417/97 relating to garage use. 2) Variation of condition no. 2 on PA/036417/97 relating to approved plans.
- Agent
- Hall Needham Associates
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/057203/09
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Sales history & valuation
The Old Wool Dye House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£814,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 4JJ: £220,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in OL4 4JJ
5 Stockport Road, Lydgate, Oldham, OL4 4JJ
Sold Feb 2022
£212,00067 Stockport Road, Lydgate, Oldham, OL4 4JJ
Sold Feb 2021
£305,00057 Stockport Road, Lydgate, Oldham, OL4 4JJ
Sold Feb 2020
£180,00069 Stockport Road, Lydgate, Oldham, OL4 4JJ
Sold Dec 2019
£220,00071 Stockport Road, Lydgate, Oldham, OL4 4JJ
Sold May 2018
£290,000
Versus other Stockport Road homes
On floor area, The Old Wool Dye House stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
201 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Lydgate — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB







