1b, Meadowcroft Lane, Rochdale, OL11 5HN

1b is a detached house in Rochdale (OL11 5HN). It has a recorded floor area of 214 m² (around 2303 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2008); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64).

It hasn't traded since May 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 214 m² the property is well over the postcode median (148 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £518,000 sits 113.2% above the 2003 sale of £243,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 43.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.