Gnat Bank House, Gnat Bank Fold, Rochdale, OL11 4BH
About Gnat Bank House
Gnat Bank House is a four-bedroom detached house in Rochdale (OL11 4BH). It has a recorded floor area of 239 m² (around 2573 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 239 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Today's modelled estimate of £711,000 is 38.1% above the 2016 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Gnat Bank House 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Gnat Bank House has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jan 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Single-storey rear extension and extension to existing patio at rear
- Agent
- Pulmann Associates
- Reference
- 23/01072/HOUS
- Feb 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First floor side extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01593/HOUS
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Sales history & valuation
Gnat Bank House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£711,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£515,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 July 2016Most recent
£515,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in OL11 4BH: £218,500 (2024–2014).
Versus other Gnat Bank Fold homes
Gnat Bank House is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,155
Street avg £2,220
Floor Area
239 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Wood Top Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Bamford Academy. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB








