8 Bowling Green Way, Rochdale, OL11 5QQ

8 Bowling Green Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Rochdale (OL11 5QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 525 m² (around 5651 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

At 525 m² the property is well over the postcode median (242 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,061,000 sits 54.9% above the 2016 sale of £685,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 18% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, an annexe and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in March 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.