2 Mere Street, Rochdale, OL11 1HJ
About 2 Mere Street
2 Mere Street is an end-of-terrace house in Rochdale (OL11 1HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £176,000 sits 357.1% above the 1997 sale of £38,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£32/sq ft) was about 65.6% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
2 Mere Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 2 Mere Street in 2023.
- Aug 2025DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Single-storey rear extension following demolition of existing single-storey rear extension
- Agent
- Building Design Services
Extension- Reference
- 25/00503/HOUS
- Aug 2023DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing extension and the partial rebuild of existing boundary wall.
- Agent
- Building Design Services
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00579/HOUS
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Sales history & valuation
2 Mere Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£176,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£38,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 June 1997Most recent
£38,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL11 1HJ: £125,000 (2024–2013).
Versus other Mere Street homes
On price per m², 2 Mere Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£341
Street avg £1,060
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
Castlemere Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. 36 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.9dB








