8 Essex Street, Rochdale, OL11 1EJ
About 8 Essex Street
8 Essex Street is a mid-terrace house in Rochdale (OL11 1EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
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
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
8 Essex Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£126,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL11 1EJ: £78,500 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in OL11 1EJ
Versus other Essex Street homes
EPC Rating for 8 Essex Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 64 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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








