23a, Market Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8ND
About 23a
23a is a two-bedroom detached house in Shawforth, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 8ND). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 723 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 67 m² it's 27% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 25 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £200,000 is 14.3% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 211.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in November 2013.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
23a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 23a.
- Jul 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey side extension
- Agent
- Abode Architecture
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 2014/0052
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
23a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£200,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£175,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 November 2013Most recent
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 8ND: £145,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in OL12 8ND
41 Market Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8ND
Sold Jul 2025
£130,00079 Market Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8ND
Sold May 2025
£210,00083 Market Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8ND
Sold Nov 2023
£191,00022a, Market Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8ND
Sold Oct 2022
£140,10051 Market Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8ND
Sold Sept 2022
£145,000
Versus other Market Street homes
Price per m² for 23a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,604
Street avg £1,042
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
St Johns Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 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
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







