266 Market Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HA
About 266 Market Street
266 Market Street is a semi-detached house in Shawforth, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 8HA). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
266 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
266 Market Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£145,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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
266 Market Street is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 111 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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







