What kind of home is 51 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN?

51 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 51 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN sell for?

51 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN last sold for £220,000 in December 2022, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £175,000 in December 2017, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 51 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between December 2017 and December 2022, 51 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN rose from £175,000 to £220,000, a change of £45,000. That works out to roughly +4.7% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 51 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN?

The current EPC rating for 51 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in September 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 51 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN?

51 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (904 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL4 4SN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 51 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN use?

The latest EPC at 51 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 51 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN?

51 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN is in council tax band C.

Which area is 51 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN in?

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

What schools are near 51 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN?

The closest primary school to 51 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 51 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN?

The closest bus stop to 51 Dovecote Lane, OL4 4SN is Redwood Lane, 103m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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51 Dovecote Lane, Lees, Oldham, OL4 4SN

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

84 m²

904 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 51 Dovecote Lane

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

51 Dovecote Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lees, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 4SN). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

At 84 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 25 EPCs). Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 is 13.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 45.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £220,000. 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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

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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 Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 51 Dovecote Lane, Lees, Oldham, OL4 4SN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

51 Dovecote Lane has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£249,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£220,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

9 December 2022Most recent
£220,000
+25.7%over 4 years
21 December 2017
£175,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 4SN: £195,000 (2025–2023).

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.

EPC Rating for 51 Dovecote Lane lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,619

Street avg £2,172

Above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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Area

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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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FAQ

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