15 Chepstow Close, Rochdale, OL11 5TR

15 Chepstow Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Rochdale (OL11 5TR). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Held since November 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 188 m² the property is well over the postcode median (127 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £581,000 sits 66% above the 2010 sale of £350,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 31.6% below the postcode norm.