What kind of home is 4 Lane Drive, OL4 5QZ?

4 Lane Drive, OL4 5QZ is a detached house.

What did 4 Lane Drive, OL4 5QZ sell for?

4 Lane Drive, OL4 5QZ last sold for £282,500 in January 2011, around 15 years ago. Before that, it sold for £249,950 in February 2007, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 4 Lane Drive, OL4 5QZ?

Across 2 sales between February 2007 and January 2011, 4 Lane Drive, OL4 5QZ rose from £249,950 to £282,500, a change of £32,550. That works out to roughly +3.1% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 4 Lane Drive, OL4 5QZ have?

The current EPC rating for 4 Lane Drive, OL4 5QZ is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in October 2010. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4 Lane Drive, OL4 5QZ?

4 Lane Drive, OL4 5QZ has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (1,070 sq ft). That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in OL4 5QZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4 Lane Drive, OL4 5QZ use?

The latest EPC at 4 Lane Drive, OL4 5QZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 4 Lane Drive, OL4 5QZ have?

4 Lane Drive, OL4 5QZ has 2 approved extension applications on file including single-storey rear extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 4 Lane Drive, OL4 5QZ?

4 Lane Drive, OL4 5QZ is in council tax band E.

Which area is 4 Lane Drive, OL4 5QZ in?

4 Lane Drive, OL4 5QZ sits in Grotton, Oldham, Oldham. It falls within the OL4 postcode district.

What schools are near 4 Lane Drive, OL4 5QZ?

The closest primary school to 4 Lane Drive, OL4 5QZ is St Agnes CofE Primary School (718m), one of 22 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Oasis Academy Leesbrook (2.1km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 4 Lane Drive, OL4 5QZ?

The closest bus stop to 4 Lane Drive, OL4 5QZ is Thornley Lane, 146m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4 Lane Drive, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 5QZ

2 planning records

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

99 m²

1070 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Lane Drive

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

4 Lane Drive is a detached house in Grotton, Oldham, Oldham (OL4 5QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1070 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in January 2011. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 99 m² it's 21.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 10 EPCs). Across 2007–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £396,000 is 40.2% above the 2011 sale price.

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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.

4 Lane Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2020

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Lane Drive, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 5QZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.

Oct 2019
Loft ConversionFull
In report
Proposed loft conversion with dormers and garage/utility extension
Agent
Northern Design Partnership
Extension
Documents
11 docs on file
Reference
HH/343454/19
View planning record
Jul 2011
ExtensionOutline
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension
Agent
M T Architectural
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
CL/330560/11
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What's in 4 Lane Drive, Grotton, Oldham, OL4 5QZ's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Current estimate

£396,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£282,500

Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

20 January 2011Most recent
£282,500
+13.0%over 3 years
2 February 2007
£249,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 5QZ: £435,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in OL4 5QZ

On the street

Versus other Lane Drive homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Lane Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,842

Street avg £3,182

Below

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

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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

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

Thornley Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

St Agnes CofE Primary School. 25 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL4 5QZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL4 5QZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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FAQ

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