4 Bell Meadow Drive, Rochdale, OL11 4BJ

4 Bell Meadow Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Rochdale (OL11 4BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in November 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 sits 100% above the 2013 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 50.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (March 2013).