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20 Balfour Road, Rochdale, OL12 7EH

1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
82 m²
883 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

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.

Specifications

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
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • Heating systemGas
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 20 Balfour Road

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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.

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
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Balfour Road, Rochdale, OL12 7EH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Nov 2019
    New BuildFull
    In report

    Erection of 1 x 2 metre high pedestrian access free standing alleygate to side of no 2 Balfour Road

    Agent
    Rochdale MBC
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    19/01084/FUL
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What's in 20 Balfour Road, Rochdale, OL12 7EH's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

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

£172,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£126,450

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 November 2022Most recent

    £126,450

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 7EH: £165,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

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

On par

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 20 Balfour Road

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.
£204k

1 Charles Whittaker Street

OL12 7QH

3 bed1 bath
£220k

1 Columbine Close

OL12 7UJ

3 bed
£224k

1 Balfour Road

OL12 7EH

3 bed1 bath
£245k

1 Carfax Fold

OL12 7GH

3 bed1 bath
£274k

1 Broad Ing

OL12 7AR

3 bed
£320k

1 Coppingford Close

OL12 7PR

3 bed2 bath
£150k

1 Belvoir Street

OL12 7ET

2 bed1 bath
£134k

1 Back Patience Street

OL12 7DD

2 bed1 bath
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. 28 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 7EH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL12 7EH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL12 7EH

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 20 Balfour Road, Rochdale, OL12 7EH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.