What type of property is 17 Carnforth Avenue, OL11 2YD?

17 Carnforth Avenue, OL11 2YD is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 17 Carnforth Avenue, OL11 2YD sell for?

17 Carnforth Avenue, OL11 2YD last sold for £140,700 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Carnforth Avenue, OL11 2YD have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Carnforth Avenue, OL11 2YD is E with a score of 43 out of 100, lodged in July 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Carnforth Avenue, OL11 2YD?

17 Carnforth Avenue, OL11 2YD has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (420 sq ft), around 13 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 47% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in OL11 2YD. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Carnforth Avenue, OL11 2YD heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Carnforth Avenue, OL11 2YD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Carnforth Avenue, OL11 2YD?

17 Carnforth Avenue, OL11 2YD is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 17 Carnforth Avenue, OL11 2YD located?

17 Carnforth Avenue, OL11 2YD sits in Rochdale. It falls within the OL11 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 17 Carnforth Avenue, OL11 2YD?

Police records around 17 Carnforth Avenue, OL11 2YD show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 80% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Carnforth Avenue, OL11 2YD?

The closest primary school to 17 Carnforth Avenue, OL11 2YD is St John's Church of England Primary School, Thornham (590m), one of 19 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Hopwood Hall College (1.7km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 17 Carnforth Avenue, OL11 2YD?

The closest bus stop to 17 Carnforth Avenue, OL11 2YD is Carnforth Avenue, 95m away. The nearest rail option is Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station, 1.3km away.

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17 Carnforth Avenue, Rochdale, OL11 2YD

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

39 m²

420 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 43

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Social Rental

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Overview

About 17 Carnforth Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Carnforth Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochdale (OL11 2YD). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 43), 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 July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 38 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. Today's modelled estimate of £184,000 is 30.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 191.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £140,700. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
ParkingOff road

Building

Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 Carnforth Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jul 2023

Current Certificate

Jul 2013

EPC Rating

E43

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Expired on 29 July 2023

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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Carnforth Avenue, Rochdale, OL11 2YD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Carnforth Avenue has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£184,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£140,700

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

7 June 2021Most recent
£140,700

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL11 2YD: £170,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in OL11 2YD

On the street

Versus other Carnforth Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 38 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Carnforth Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,608

Street avg £1,422

Strongly above

Floor Area

39 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£191k

1 Conrad Cole Road

OL11 2BG

3 bed2 bath

£198k

1 Bowden Close

OL11 2XT

3 bed1 bath

£163k

1 Cumberland Road

OL11 2RP

3 bed1 bath

£162k

1 Darlington Road

OL11 2LL

3 bed

£272k

1 Bates Close

OL11 2TU

3 bed

£182k

1 Buersil Head Barn, Thornham New Road

OL11 2BA

2 bed2 bath

1 Cross Street

OL11 2PJ

3 bed

£189k

1 Cherrington Drive

OL11 2XS

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Rochdale district page.

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Carnforth Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

St John's Church of England Primary School, Thornham. 25 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL11 2YD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL11 2YD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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