What type of property is 18 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ?

18 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 18 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ sell for?

18 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ last sold for £60,000 in March 2018, around 8 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £75,000 in January 2007. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 18 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ changed over time?

Across 3 sales between January 2007 and March 2018, 18 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ fell from £75,000 to £60,000, a change of £15,000. That works out to roughly -2% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ?

The current EPC rating for 18 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in November 2016. It has dropped from a D recorded in August 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ?

18 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (614 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in OL11 1EJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 18 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ?

18 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 18 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ located?

18 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ sits in Rochdale. It falls within the OL11 postcode district.

What is crime like near 18 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ?

Police records around 18 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 10 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 18 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ?

The closest primary school to 18 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ is St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (132m), one of 30 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Rochdale Sixth Form College (783m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 18 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ?

The closest bus stop to 18 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ is Milkstone Road, 124m away. The nearest underground option is Rochdale Railway Station (Manchester Metrolink), 232m away.

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18 Essex Street, Rochdale, OL11 1EJ

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

57 m²

614 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Private Rental

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Overview

About 18 Essex Street

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

18 Essex Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rochdale (OL11 1EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.

Across 2007–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at -2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 91.7% above the 2018 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 32.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Nov 2016

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 2 November 2026

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Essex Street, Rochdale, OL11 1EJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 18 Essex Street, Rochdale, OL11 1EJ

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Feb 2017
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Application of external insulated textured render to all elevations of 2-30 Essex Street
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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.

18 Essex Street's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£115,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.0% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£60,000

Growth on file: -2.0% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

21 March 2018Most recent
£60,000
-13.0%over 10 years
20 September 2007
£69,000
-8.0%over 8 months
18 January 2007
£75,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL11 1EJ: £80,000 (2026–2020).

Nearby sales in OL11 1EJ

On the street

Versus other Essex Street homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 18 Essex Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,053

Street avg £994

On par

Floor Area

57 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

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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 Rochdale district page.

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL11 1EJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.2dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for OL11 1EJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.4dB

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