37 Castlemere Street, Rochdale, OL11 3SW

37 Castlemere Street is a mid-terrace house in Rochdale (OL11 3SW). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 90 m² it's 17.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 18 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £131,000 sits 194.4% above the 2002 sale of £44,500. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.