28 Essex Street, Rochdale, OL11 1EJ
About 28 Essex Street
28 Essex Street is a 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 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in August 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2005–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 is 43.8% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 48.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
Energy performance
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
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£115,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.9% per year over 3 years.
£80,000
Growth on file: 11.9% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
8 August 2007Most recent
£80,000
+33.3%over 2 years17 January 2005
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL11 1EJ: £78,500 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in OL11 1EJ
Versus other Essex Street homes
28 Essex Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,176
Street avg £974
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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








