Buersil Head Farm, Thornham New Road, Rochdale, OL11 2BA

Buersil Head Farm is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochdale (OL11 2BA). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (186 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 sits 52.5% above the 2019 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£184/sq ft) was about 31.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: September 2019 at £160,000.