What kind of home is 5 Cowm Park Way South, OL12 8AS?

5 Cowm Park Way South, OL12 8AS is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did 5 Cowm Park Way South, OL12 8AS last change hands?

5 Cowm Park Way South, OL12 8AS last sold for £179,950 in August 2015, around 11 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £89,000 in September 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Cowm Park Way South, OL12 8AS?

Across 3 sales between September 1999 and August 2015, 5 Cowm Park Way South, OL12 8AS rose from £89,000 to £179,950, a change of £90,950. That works out to roughly +4.5% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Cowm Park Way South, OL12 8AS?

The current EPC rating for 5 Cowm Park Way South, OL12 8AS is E with a score of 47 out of 100, lodged in March 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Cowm Park Way South, OL12 8AS?

5 Cowm Park Way South, OL12 8AS has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (1,432 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL12 8AS. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Cowm Park Way South, OL12 8AS use?

The latest EPC at 5 Cowm Park Way South, OL12 8AS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 5 Cowm Park Way South, OL12 8AS have?

5 Cowm Park Way South, OL12 8AS has 1 planning record on file (1 refused), most recent in May 2019. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Cowm Park Way South, OL12 8AS?

5 Cowm Park Way South, OL12 8AS is in council tax band D.

Which area is 5 Cowm Park Way South, OL12 8AS in?

5 Cowm Park Way South, OL12 8AS sits in Whitworth, Rochdale, Rochdale. It falls within the OL12 postcode district in Lancashire.

What schools are near 5 Cowm Park Way South, OL12 8AS?

The closest primary school to 5 Cowm Park Way South, OL12 8AS is Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth (462m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Whitworth Community High School (515m).

What transport links are near 5 Cowm Park Way South, OL12 8AS?

The closest bus stop to 5 Cowm Park Way South, OL12 8AS is Lords, 292m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Cowm Park Way South, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8AS

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

133 m²

1432 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 47

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Cowm Park Way South

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

5 Cowm Park Way South is a four-bedroom detached house in Whitworth, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 8AS). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £323,000 sits 79.5% above the 2015 sale of £179,950. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in August 2015. One planning record on file: an extension refused 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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

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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 Cowm Park Way South's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Mar 2026

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Mar 2016

EPC Rating

E47

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

9.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Cowm Park Way South, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8AS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

May 2019
PorchFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder: Rear first-floor extension and roof pitch alteration, provision of pitched-roof over rear porch, and extension of front dormer
Agent
Architech Design Solutions
Extension
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
2019/0088
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.

Current estimate

£323,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£179,950

Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

23 August 2015Most recent
£179,950
-5.3%over 4 years
20 December 2010
£190,000
+113.5%over 11 years
22 September 1999
£89,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 8AS: £191,000 (2024–2015).

Nearby sales in OL12 8AS

On the street

Versus other Cowm Park Way South homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 5 Cowm Park Way South lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,353

Street avg £2,264

Strongly below

Floor Area

133 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

9.2 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL12 8AS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL12 8AS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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