10 Essex Street, Rochdale, OL11 1EJ
About 10 Essex Street
10 Essex Street is a mid-terrace house in Rochdale (OL11 1EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in May 2004. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 sits 219.4% above the 2004 sale of £33,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£56/sq ft) was about 31.8% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Planning history
- Feb 2017RenovationFullIn report
Application of external insulated textured render to all elevations of 2-30 Essex Street
- Reference
- 17/00200/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
10 Essex Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2004).
£107,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£33,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 May 2004Most recent
£33,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL11 1EJ: £78,500 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in OL11 1EJ
Versus other Essex Street homes
Price per m² for 10 Essex Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£598
Street avg £1,031
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Milkstone Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. 36 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.4dB








