264 Market Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HA
About 264 Market Street
264 Market Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Shawforth, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 8HA). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in August 2006. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 13% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 is 36.4% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 126% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
264 Market Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
264 Market Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£138,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.0% per year over 10 years.
£101,200
Growth on file: 13.0% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
31 August 2006Most recent
£101,200
+74.5%over 2 years9 October 2003
£57,995
+93.6%over 4 years18 December 1998
£29,950
+30.2%over 9 months20 March 1998
£23,000
-25.8%over 1 year13 December 1996
£31,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 8HA: £200,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in OL12 8HA
306 Market Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HA
Sold Oct 2025
£200,000288 Market Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HA
Sold Oct 2025
£215,0002 The Manse, Market Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HA
Sold Jul 2023
£200,000280 Market Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HA
Sold Jul 2018
£137,500Crespen, Market Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HA
Sold Dec 2016
£195,000
Versus other Market Street homes
264 Market Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,024
Street avg £1,121
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
0.1 km
Chapel — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







