3 Bell Meadow Drive, Rochdale, OL11 4BJ

3 Bell Meadow Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Rochdale (OL11 4BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since November 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 77 m² it's 21.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £283,000 is 41.5% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 23.5% below the postcode norm.