17 Carnforth Avenue, Rochdale, OL11 2YD
About 17 Carnforth Avenue
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 £188,000 is 33.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 237.3% 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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Carnforth Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£188,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£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
Versus other Carnforth Avenue homes
17 Carnforth Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,608
Street avg £1,408
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.6dB








