3 Duffins Close, Rochdale, OL12 6XA
About 3 Duffins Close
3 Duffins Close is a detached house in Rochdale (OL12 6XA). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 is 24.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 58% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £145,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jul 2022
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Planning history
3 Duffins Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
3 Duffins Close saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£180,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 8 years.
£145,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
25 February 2021Most recent
£145,000
+40.8%over 4 years25 August 2016
£103,000
-20.8%over 3 years20 September 2012
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 6XA: £196,500 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in OL12 6XA
Versus other Duffins Close homes
On floor area, 3 Duffins Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,900
Street avg £1,859
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Paton Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Shawclough Community Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB







