3 Bowden Close, Rochdale, OL11 2XT
About 3 Bowden Close
3 Bowden Close is a semi-detached house in Rochdale (OL11 2XT). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
Across 2000–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £212,000 sits 61.8% above the 2018 sale of £131,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 90.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in January 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 Bowden Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2022ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Phil Corns Architectural Services LTD.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00541/CPL
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Sales history & valuation
3 Bowden Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£212,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 18 years.
£131,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
11 January 2018Most recent
£131,000
+17.0%over 3 years4 September 2014
£112,000
+28.0%18 June 2014
£87,500
+62.8%over 14 years25 May 2000
£53,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL11 2XT: £165,000 (2023–2007).
Versus other Bowden Close homes
3 Bowden Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,724
Street avg £2,279
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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Crime
1/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
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
52.3dB