4 Bowness Avenue, Rochdale, OL12 7DN
About 4 Bowness Avenue
4 Bowness Avenue is a mid-terrace house in Rochdale (OL12 7DN). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 49.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £158,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Planning history
4 Bowness Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First Floor Rear Extension And Alterations To Front Elevation
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 09/D52276
What's in 4 Bowness Avenue, Rochdale, OL12 7DN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£162,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 19 years.
£158,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
31 August 2022Most recent
£158,000
+115.0%over 19 years24 July 2003
£73,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 7DN: £157,500 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in OL12 7DN
Versus other Bowness Avenue homes
On price per m², 4 Bowness Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,975
Street avg £1,410
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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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
Woodland Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB







