1 Black Rock, Quarry Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HD
About 1 Black Rock
1 Black Rock is a semi-detached house in Shawforth, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 8HD). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 sits 192.6% above the 2001 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 23.1% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Sept 2025
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Planning history
1 Black Rock has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Black Rock valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£199,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£68,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 June 2001Most recent
£68,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 8HD: £148,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in OL12 8HD
8 Quarry Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HD
Sold Jul 2025
£160,0009 Quarry Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HD
Sold Jun 2024
£152,00018 Quarry Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HD
Sold Aug 2023
£148,00017 Quarry Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HD
Sold Mar 2022
£142,50020 Quarry Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HD
Sold Jan 2022
£107,500
Versus other Quarry Street homes
Years Held for 1 Black Rock runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£986
Street avg £1,362
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
0.2 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







