21 Beech Close, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8AR
About 21 Beech Close
21 Beech Close is a semi-detached house in Whitworth, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 8AR). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in November 2004. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 sits 63.4% above the 2004 sale of £145,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
21 Beech Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
- Nov 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Householder: Erection of a single story outbuilding, and an increase, in part, in the height of the party boundary fence shared with 1 The Beeches (retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2021/0525
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
21 Beech Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£237,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£145,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 November 2004Most recent
£145,000
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
Habitable Rooms for 21 Beech Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,295
Street avg £1,556
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 7.8 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







