What kind of home is 17 Birchfield Drive, OL11 4NY?

17 Birchfield Drive, OL11 4NY is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 17 Birchfield Drive, OL11 4NY sell for?

17 Birchfield Drive, OL11 4NY last sold for £215,000 in August 2015, around 11 years ago. Before that, it sold for £158,495 in May 2004, so prices have been rising over 11 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Birchfield Drive, OL11 4NY changed over time?

Across 2 sales between May 2004 and August 2015, 17 Birchfield Drive, OL11 4NY rose from £158,495 to £215,000, a change of £56,505. That works out to roughly +2.7% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Birchfield Drive, OL11 4NY have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Birchfield Drive, OL11 4NY is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Birchfield Drive, OL11 4NY?

17 Birchfield Drive, OL11 4NY has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (1,259 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 26% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL11 4NY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Birchfield Drive, OL11 4NY use?

The latest EPC at 17 Birchfield Drive, OL11 4NY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Birchfield Drive, OL11 4NY?

17 Birchfield Drive, OL11 4NY is in council tax band D.

Which area is 17 Birchfield Drive, OL11 4NY in?

17 Birchfield Drive, OL11 4NY sits in Rochdale. It falls within the OL11 postcode district.

What schools are near 17 Birchfield Drive, OL11 4NY?

The closest primary school to 17 Birchfield Drive, OL11 4NY is Marland Hill Community Primary School (355m), one of 24 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Matthew Moss High School (590m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 17 Birchfield Drive, OL11 4NY?

The closest bus stop to 17 Birchfield Drive, OL11 4NY is Birchfield Drive, 171m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Birchfield Drive, Rochdale, OL11 4NY

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

117 m²

1259 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Birchfield Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Birchfield Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochdale (OL11 4NY). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 117 m² it's 27.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 35 EPCs). 11 years since the last transfer (August 2015). Across 2004–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £305,000 is 41.9% above the 2015 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas
Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Mar 2022

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2022from Jun 2012

Low Energy Lighting

12%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Birchfield Drive, Rochdale, OL11 4NY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Birchfield Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Birchfield Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£305,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£215,000

Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

27 August 2015Most recent
£215,000
+35.7%over 11 years
13 May 2004
£158,495

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL11 4NY: £283,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in OL11 4NY

On the street

Versus other Birchfield Drive homes

Four headline reads against 35 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 17 Birchfield Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,838

Street avg £2,312

Below

Floor Area

117 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

On par

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Rochdale district page.

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Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Birchfield Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Marland Hill Community Primary School. 29 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL11 4NY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL11 4NY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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