8 Gertrude Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HH
About 8 Gertrude Street
8 Gertrude Street is a mid-terrace house in Shawforth, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 8HH). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 sits 83.8% above the 2020 sale of £74,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 15% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2020 at £74,000.
Energy performance
8 Gertrude Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
8 Gertrude Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£136,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£74,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 September 2020Most recent
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 8HH: £95,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in OL12 8HH
4 Gertrude Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HH
Sold Apr 2025
£140,0006 Gertrude Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HH
Sold Feb 2024
£140,0003 Gertrude Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HH
Sold Jan 2008
£119,9502 Gertrude Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HH
Sold Mar 1999
£35,9501 Gertrude Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HH
Sold Dec 1998
£23,000
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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
0.3 km
St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







