3 Bowker Close, Rochdale, OL11 5FD
About 3 Bowker Close
3 Bowker Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochdale (OL11 5FD). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £140,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 is 42.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 20.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 May 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 3 Bowker Close.
- Aug 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two Storey Side Extension To Dwelling
- Agent
- Riba
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 04/D43811
What's in 3 Bowker Close, Rochdale, OL11 5FD's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 Bowker Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£199,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 21 years.
£140,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
3 October 2019Most recent
£140,000
+8.5%over 3 years14 December 2015
£129,000
+4.0%over 2 years24 July 2013
£124,000
+33.4%over 10 years23 July 2003
£92,950
+95.7%over 4 years16 August 1998
£47,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL11 5FD: £185,000 (2023–2011).
Nearby sales in OL11 5FD
Versus other Bowker Close homes
3 Bowker Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,456
Street avg £2,564
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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
0.1 km
Scarfield Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Whittaker Moss Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB








