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Moston Cottage, Stockport Road, Lydgate, Oldham, OL4 4JL

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
108 m²
1163 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Moston Cottage

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

Moston Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Lydgate, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4JL). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Period features are noted in the property record.

At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £553,000 is 40% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 138.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2019 for £395,000.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Moston Cottage, Stockport Road, Lydgate, Oldham, OL4 4JL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Moston Cottage 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 Moston Cottage

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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.

Current estimate

£553,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£395,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 October 2019Most recent

    £395,000

    +40.6%over 11 years

  2. 19 December 2007

    £281,000

    +100.7%over 7 years

  3. 8 November 2000

    £140,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 4JL: £207,500 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Stockport Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Moston Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,657

Street avg £2,514

Strongly above

Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 159 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Moston Cottage

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.
£555k

1 Cedar Lane, Grasscroft

OL4 4DS

3 bed1 bath
£576k

1 Charlotte Lane, Grasscroft

OL4 4HW

2 bed1 bath
£252k

1 Carr House Road, Springhead

OL4 4PA

3 bed1 bath
£244k

1 Bridge Street, Springhead

OL4 4PE

3 bed1 bath
£436k

1 Ash Grove, Springhead

OL4 4RP

4 bed
£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

0.3 km

Lydgate — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

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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 4JL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL4 4JL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL4 4JL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

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 Moston Cottage, Stockport Road, Lydgate, Oldham, OL4 4JL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.