8a, Cherrington Drive, Rochdale, OL11 2XS

8a is a detached house in Rochdale (OL11 2XS). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1569 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in December 1999. At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at -45.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 sits 996% above the 1999 sale of £25,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£16/sq ft) was about 89.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.