Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Essex Street, Rochdale, OL11 1EJ
1 planning record
Estimated value
£132,000
- Since the 1996 sale (£32,000)+313%
- Against OL11 1EJ's recent median (£80,000)+65%
Newest record on this page: April 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
79 m²
850 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£132,000
- Against its 1996 sale (£32,000)+313%
- Against OL11 1EJ's recent median (£80,000)+65%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 2 Essex Street is modelled from its 79 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OL11 1EJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
79 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2016
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 1996
Recent sales in OL11 1EJ
5 sales, median £80,000 (2026–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: April 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 Essex Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
Sales timeline
29 March 1996Most recent
£32,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL11 1EJ: £80,000 (2026–2020).
Nearby sales in OL11 1EJ
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 2 Essex Street, Rochdale, OL11 1EJ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 2 Essex Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Essex Street is a mid-terrace house in Rochdale (OL11 1EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 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. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since January 2015. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
It hasn't traded since March 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £132,000 sits 312.5% above the 1996 sale of £32,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£38/sq ft) was about 54.1% below the postcode norm. At 79 m² it's 27.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 16 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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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.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Nov 2026
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Nov 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 1 November 2026
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Essex Street, Rochdale, OL11 1EJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 2 Essex Street, Rochdale, OL11 1EJ
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- Feb 2017RenovationFullOutcome in report
Application of external insulated textured render to all elevations of 2-30 Essex Street
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- 17/00200/FUL
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Versus other Essex Street homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
2 Essex Street is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£405
Street avg £1,059
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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.
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.
Nearest schools
- St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary132m
- Broadfield Community Primary SchoolPrimary399m
- Deeplish Primary AcademyPrimary601m
- Rochdale Sixth Form College16 plus783m
Nearest stops
- Milkstone RoadBus stop124m
- Mere StreetBus stop159m
- Castlemere StreetBus stop231m
- Rochdale Railway Station (Manchester Metrolink)Subway entrance232m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences12 reports80%
- Criminal Damage & Arson1 reports7%
- Other Crime1 reports7%
- Theft from Person1 reports7%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 2 Essex Street is modelled from its 79 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OL11 1EJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 2 Essex Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 2 Essex Street was lodged in November 2016 at band E and expired in November 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 3 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 2 Essex Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 10 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 36 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OL11 1EJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 2 Essex Street is in council tax band A. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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