22 Mere Street, Rochdale, OL11 1HJ
About 22 Mere Street
22 Mere Street is a semi-detached house in Rochdale (OL11 1HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in August 1998. 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 £149,000 sits 210.4% above the 1998 sale of £48,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 40.2% below the postcode norm. At 81 m² it's 22.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 20 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
MVHR (mechanical ventilation with heat recovery) installed
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
22 Mere Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
22 Mere Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£149,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£48,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 August 1998Most recent
£48,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL11 1HJ: £125,000 (2024–2013).
Versus other Mere Street homes
On epc rating, 22 Mere Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£593
Street avg £1,039
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
Castlemere Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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
56.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.9dB








