16 Essex Street, Rochdale, OL11 1EJ
About 16 Essex Street
16 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 (January 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since June 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Last sale on file: £80,000 in September 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 is 41.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 61.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 January 2027
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
1 application on record at 16 Essex Street, Rochdale, OL11 1EJ
- Feb 2017RenovationFullOutcome in 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
16 Essex Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£113,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 25 years.
£80,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
28 September 2021Most recent
£80,000
+14.3%over 14 years30 July 2007
£70,000
+133.3%over 2 years24 November 2004
£30,000
+25.1%over 9 months10 February 2004
£23,980
+19.9%over 6 years28 February 1997
£20,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL11 1EJ: £78,500 (2026–2018).
Nearby sales in OL11 1EJ
Versus other Essex Street homes
Price per m² for 16 Essex Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,429
Street avg £957
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.4dB