What type of property is 14 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN?

14 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 14 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN sell for?

14 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN last sold for £285,000 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £66,500 in April 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 14 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between April 1995 and May 2022, 14 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN rose from £66,500 to £285,000, a change of £218,500. That works out to roughly +5.5% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 14 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN?

The current EPC rating for 14 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in May 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 14 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN?

14 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (1,001 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 33% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL4 4SN. Source: EPC Register.

How is 14 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN heated?

The latest EPC at 14 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 14 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN?

14 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN is in council tax band D.

Where is 14 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN located?

14 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN sits in Lees, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL4 postcode district.

What is crime like near 14 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN?

Police records around 14 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 80% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 14 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN?

The closest primary school to 14 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN is Hey-with-Zion Primary School (543m), one of 27 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Waterhead Academy (581m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 14 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN?

The closest bus stop to 14 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN is Redwood Lane, 103m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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14 Dovecote Lane, Lees, Oldham, OL4 4SN

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

93 m²

1001 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 14 Dovecote Lane

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

14 Dovecote Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Lees, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4SN). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 93 m² it's 29.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 25 EPCs). Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 is 10.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 67.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £285,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
DrivewayYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 May 2026

Current Certificate

May 2016

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 11 May 2026

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Dovecote Lane, Lees, Oldham, OL4 4SN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

14 Dovecote Lane has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

14 Dovecote Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£315,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£285,000

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

31 May 2022Most recent
£285,000
+42.5%over 5 years
20 January 2017
£200,000
+200.8%over 21 years
6 April 1995
£66,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 4SN: £245,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in OL4 4SN

On the street

Versus other Dovecote Lane homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

14 Dovecote Lane outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,065

Street avg £2,218

Strongly above

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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Area

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Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Redwood Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Hey-with-Zion Primary School. 30 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL4 4SN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL4 4SN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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