20 Essex Street, Rochdale, OL11 1EJ
About 20 Essex Street
20 Essex Street is a mid-terrace house in Rochdale (OL11 1EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
It changed hands recently, sold April 2026 for £85,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 76 m² it's 22.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 16 EPCs). Across 2002–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 is 44.7% above the 2026 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 28.1% 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 5 April 2027
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Planning history
1 application on record at 20 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
Price for 20 Essex Street has grown more than fourfold since the 2002 starting point.
£123,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 24 years.
£85,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
23 April 2026Most recent
£85,000
+8.3%over 5 years17 March 2021
£78,500
+1.9%over 13 years2 November 2007
£77,000
+29.4%over 2 years19 July 2005
£59,500
+183.3%over 3 years29 April 2002
£21,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL11 1EJ: £60,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in OL11 1EJ
Versus other Essex Street homes
On years held, 20 Essex Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,118
Street avg £988
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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