Knott Hill House, Knott Hill, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HS

Knott Hill House is a detached house in Shawforth, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 8HS). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since September 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £427,000 sits 248.6% above the 1997 sale of £122,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 41.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.