8a, Arnside Drive, Rochdale, OL11 5HS
About 8a
8a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochdale (OL11 5HS). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor.
Last sale on file: £242,000 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 78 m² it's 22% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 13 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 is 22.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 39.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
8a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 21 years.
£242,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£242,000
+87.6%over 6 years30 January 2015
£129,000
-14.0%over 10 years8 July 2004
£150,000
+66.8%over 3 years20 December 2000
£89,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL11 5HS: £260,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in OL11 5HS
Versus other Arnside Drive homes
On co₂ emissions, 8a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,103
Street avg £2,314
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
Sandhole Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bamford Academy. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB








