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5 Bowness Avenue, Rochdale, OL12 7DN

Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
74 m²
801 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 18
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Bowness Avenue

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

5 Bowness Avenue is a mid-terrace house in Rochdale (OL12 7DN). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 801 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 37). The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 74 m² it's 17.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 sits 112.3% above the 2011 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 35.5% below the postcode norm. On the market in November 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.

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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.

5 Bowness Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Nov 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G18
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Bowness Avenue, Rochdale, OL12 7DN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Bowness Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

£138,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2011)

£65,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 November 2011Most recent

    £65,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 7DN: £158,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Bowness Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Bowness Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£874

Street avg £1,511

Strongly below

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.4 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Bowness Avenue

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

£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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£134k

1 Back Patience Street

OL12 7DD

2 bed1 bath
£145k

1 Alderman Foley Drive

OL12 7PU

£150k

1 Belvoir Street

OL12 7ET

2 bed1 bath
£150k

1 Bentinck Street

OL12 7EJ

£150k

1 Brotherod Hall Road

OL12 7EB

£126k

1 Alice Ingham Court

OL12 7AP

£153k

1 Belgrave Street

OL12 7BY

£161k

1 Cutgate Road

OL12 7NL

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.
Full Rochdale report

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.

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 7DN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL12 7DN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL12 7DN

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 5 Bowness Avenue, Rochdale, OL12 7DN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.