26 Market Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8ND
About 26 Market Street
26 Market Street is an end-of-terrace house in Shawforth, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 8ND). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in December 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £127,000 sits 328.3% above the 1998 sale of £29,650. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£30/sq ft) was about 62.5% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
26 Market Street'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Nov 2022
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Planning history
26 Market Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
26 Market Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£127,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£29,650
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 December 1998Most recent
£29,650
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
On years held, 26 Market Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£322
Street avg £1,146
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 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







