1 Beech Close, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8AR
About 1 Beech Close
1 Beech Close is a detached house in Whitworth, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 8AR). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in May 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 sits 303.6% above the 2001 sale of £72,595. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 59.6% below the postcode norm. At 137 m² it's 24% larger than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 14 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
1 Beech Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jan 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Beech Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Beech Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£72,595
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 May 2001Most recent
£72,595
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 8AR: £160,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in OL12 8AR
12 Beech Close, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8AR
Sold Oct 2023
£307,00014 Beech Close, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8AR
Sold Oct 2019
£205,00016 Beech Close, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8AR
Sold Oct 2016
£149,0005 Beech Close, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8AR
Sold Mar 2015
£138,00020 Beech Close, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8AR
Sold Aug 2011
£137,000
Versus other Beech Close homes
1 Beech Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£530
Street avg £1,652
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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
0.3 km
Lords — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Whitworth Community High School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







