1 Bowden Close, Rochdale, OL11 2XT
About 1 Bowden Close
1 Bowden Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochdale (OL11 2XT). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 is 44% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 66.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. At 63 m² it's 17.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 3 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Bowden Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 26 June 2025
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 1 Bowden Close, Rochdale, OL11 2XT
- Apr 2021PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey front, side and rear extension, following demolition of existing porch, car port and conservatory, including extension of existing front and rear dormers.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00348/HOUS
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Sales history & valuation
1 Bowden Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£198,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 20 years.
£137,500
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
21 January 2016Most recent
£137,500
+154.6%over 16 years5 August 1999
£54,000
+1.9%over 3 years15 February 1996
£53,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL11 2XT: £131,000 (2023–2014).
Versus other Bowden Close homes
1 Bowden Close outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,183
Street avg £2,126
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Thornham New Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.7dB

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52.3dB







