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About 20 Balfour Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 Balfour Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rochdale (OL12 7EH). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft.
At 82 m² it's 17.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 is 36% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 30.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £126,450. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parking
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
20 Balfour Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 20 Balfour Road, Rochdale, OL12 7EH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Nov 2019New BuildFullGrant subject to conditions
Erection of 1 x 2 metre high pedestrian access free standing alleygate to side of no 2 Balfour Road
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£172,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£126,450
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Balfour Road homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
20 Balfour Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,542
Street avg £1,714
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL12 7EH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 58 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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