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2 planning records
About Knott Hill House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 October 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.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Knott Hill House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Nov 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Knott Hill House, Knott Hill, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8HS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jul 2013ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Two storey
Construction of 2 storey extension to side & detached single storey outbuilding to front for use as office and ground works to front of property and construction of boundary wall
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Knott Hill House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£427,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1997)
£122,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Knott Hill homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Knott Hill House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 83 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL12 8HS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Everything within walking distance
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