26 Essex Street, Rochdale, OL11 1EJ
About 26 Essex Street
26 Essex Street is a mid-terrace house in Rochdale (OL11 1EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Across 2008–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at -3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 sits 78.5% above the 2015 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 34.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in September 2015. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2017RenovationFullIn 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
26 Essex Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£116,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -3.1% per year over 7 years.
£65,000
Growth on file: -3.1% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
3 September 2015Most recent
£65,000
-20.7%over 7 years1 May 2008
£82,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL11 1EJ: £78,500 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in OL11 1EJ
Versus other Essex Street homes
On co₂ emissions, 26 Essex Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,066
Street avg £985
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/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








