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The Old Vicarage, Blanche Street, Rochdale, OL12 0EJ

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
319 m²
3434 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Old Vicarage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Old Vicarage is a detached house in Rochdale (OL12 0EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 319 m² (around 3434 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

At 319 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £487,000 is 14.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 41.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £424,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

The Old Vicarage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
16.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildDetached over 300m²

Because the property was built before 1919 and is a large detached home over 300m², we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Old Vicarage, Blanche Street, Rochdale, OL12 0EJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Old Vicarage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Old Vicarage

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on The Old Vicarage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£487,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£424,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 September 2021Most recent

    £424,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 0EJ: £113,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Blanche Street homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Old Vicarage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,329

Street avg £1,106

Above

Floor Area

319 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

16.0 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about The Old Vicarage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Rochdale district page.

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

0.0 km

Blanche Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

All Saints Church of England Primary School. 29 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL12 0EJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL12 0EJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL12 0EJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Old Vicarage, Blanche Street, Rochdale, OL12 0EJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.