What kind of home is 22 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ?

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

What did 22 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ sell for?

22 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ last sold for £110,000 in February 2023, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £25,000 in January 1996, so prices have been rising over 27 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 22 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ changed over time?

Across 2 sales between January 1996 and February 2023, 22 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ rose from £25,000 to £110,000, a change of £85,000. That works out to roughly +5.6% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 22 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ have?

The current EPC rating for 22 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ is E with a score of 44 out of 100, lodged in January 2017. It has dropped from a D recorded in May 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 22 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ?

22 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (732 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL11 1EJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 22 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ use?

The latest EPC at 22 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 22 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ?

22 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.

Which area is 22 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ in?

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

How safe is the area around 22 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ?

Police records around 22 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.

What schools are near 22 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ?

The closest primary school to 22 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 22 Essex Street, OL11 1EJ?

The closest bus stop to 22 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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22 Essex Street, Rochdale, OL11 1EJ

1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

68 m²

732 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 44

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Private Rental

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Overview

About 22 Essex Street

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

22 Essex Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rochdale (OL11 1EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.

Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 is 21.8% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 84.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £110,000 in February 2023. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

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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)

Jan 2017

EPC Rating

E44

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.8 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 31 January 2027

4 months remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2016from May 2016

EPC improved fromD59toE48

Low Energy Lighting

70%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Jan 2017from Oct 2016

Hot Water

Main SystemMain (No Stat)

Hot water system changed

Low Energy Lighting

100%20%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 22 Essex Street, Rochdale, OL11 1EJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 22 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.

Latest sale on 22 Essex Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£134,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£110,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

24 February 2023Most recent
£110,000
+340.0%over 27 years
19 January 1996
£25,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL11 1EJ: £78,500 (2026–2018).

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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.

22 Essex Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,618

Street avg £938

Strongly above

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 64 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below

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Similar properties nearby

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

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL11 1EJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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