293 Market Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8PW
About 293 Market Street
293 Market Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Whitworth, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 8PW). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £221,000 is 22.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£136/sq ft) was about 81.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £179,950. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
293 Market Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
293 Market Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 293 Market Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£221,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.1% per year over 4 years.
£179,950
Growth on file: 10.1% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
5 March 2021Most recent
£179,950
+53.9%over 4 years4 September 2016
£116,955
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 8PW: £110,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in OL12 8PW
242 Market Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8PW
Sold Sept 2025
£140,000307 Market Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8PW
Sold Oct 2024
£80,000244 Market Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8PW
Sold Nov 2023
£155,000246 Market Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8PW
Sold Jun 2022
£77,000295a, Market Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8PW
Sold Jan 2021
£88,000
Versus other Market Street homes
On floor area, 293 Market Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,463
Street avg £1,130
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
Union Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







