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.

How safe is the area around 17 Birchfield Drive, OL11 4NY?

Police records around 17 Birchfield Drive, OL11 4NY show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 80% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

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

Estimated value

£278,000

Since the 2015 sale (£215,000)+29%
Against OL11 4NY's recent median (£260,000)+7%

Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

117 m²

1259 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£278,000

Against its 2015 sale (£215,000)+29%
Against OL11 4NY's recent median (£260,000)+7%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 17 Birchfield Drive is modelled from its 117 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OL11 4NY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
117 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2022
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2015
Recent sales in OL11 4NY
5 sales, median £260,000 (2025–2025)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

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: £260,000 (2025–2025).

Nearby sales in OL11 4NY

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 17 Birchfield Drive, Rochdale, OL11 4NY. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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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 £278,000 is 29.3% 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

Certificate validity

Valid until 17 March 2032

5 years remaining

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.

But the area is active

4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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

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

2/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.

Nearest schools

Marland Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimary355m
Matthew Moss High SchoolSecondary590m
Brimrod Community Primary SchoolPrimary673m
Ashfield Valley Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km

Nearest stops

Birchfield DriveBus stop171m
Eskdale AvenueBus stop240m
Eskdale AvenueBus stop260m
Sudden StreetBus stop294m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences12 reports80%
Criminal Damage & Arson1 reports7%
Other Crime1 reports7%
Theft from Person1 reports7%

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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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Method

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 17 Birchfield Drive is modelled from its 117 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OL11 4NY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 17 Birchfield Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 17 Birchfield Drive was lodged in March 2022 at band D and is valid until March 2032. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 17 Birchfield Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 10 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 29 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OL11 4NY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 17 Birchfield Drive is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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