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288 Market Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HA

Notable views5 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
127 m²
1367 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 288 Market Street

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

288 Market Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Shawforth, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 8HA). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views and a basement.

A recent sale: £215,000 in October 2025. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 127 m² it's 22% larger than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 2003–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 107.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • BasementYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 288 Market Street

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

288 Market Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2021from Jan 2013
Low Energy Lighting
28%100%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 288 Market Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

288 Market Street has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 288 Market Street

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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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.

Latest sale on 288 Market Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£213,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 23 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£215,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 October 2025Most recent

    £215,000

    +43.3%over 4 years

  2. 25 March 2021

    £150,000

    +25.0%over 7 years

  3. 24 April 2013

    £120,000

    +41.2%over 5 years

  4. 6 September 2007

    £85,000

    +46.6%over 4 years

  5. 28 March 2003

    £58,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 8HA: £195,000 (2025–2016).

On the street

Versus other Market Street homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 288 Market Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,693

Street avg £1,154

Above

Floor Area

127 m²

Street avg 106 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 288 Market Street

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£246k

1 Broadley View, Whitworth

OL12 8SA

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£180k

1 7, Quarry Street, Shawforth

OL12 8HD

3 bed1 bath
£325k

1 Barnside, Whitworth

OL12 8TU

3 bed
£126k

1 Bar Terrace, Whitworth

OL12 8TB

3 bed1 bath
£343k

1 Cottesmore Close, Whitworth

OL12 8ER

4 bed1 bath
£118k

1 Clegg Street, Whitworth

OL12 8BW

2 bed1 bath
£610k

1 Abbotsford, Whitworth

OL12 8DJ

4 bed2 bath
£223k

1 Bleacher Close, Whitworth

OL12 8WB

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Rochdale district page.
Full Rochdale report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL12 8HA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 288 Market Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.