26 Acre Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8QT
About 26 Acre Street
26 Acre Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Whitworth, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 8QT). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.
At 76 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 10 EPCs). Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 is 11.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 44.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £139,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
26 Acre 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 26 Acre Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£155,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 27 years.
£139,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
26 June 2022Most recent
£139,000
+51.1%over 2 years10 July 2019
£92,000
+7.0%over 6 years29 August 2012
£86,000
-14.9%over 4 years25 January 2008
£101,000
+236.7%over 12 years23 October 1995
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 8QT: £92,500 (2020–2014).
Nearby sales in OL12 8QT
36 Acre Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8QT
Sold Dec 2020
£92,50017 Acre Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8QT
Sold Jan 2020
£100,00019 Acre Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8QT
Sold May 2015
£86,00030 Acre Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8QT
Sold Sept 2014
£50,00013 Acre Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8QT
Sold Nov 2012
£90,000
Versus other Acre Street homes
26 Acre Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,829
Street avg £1,273
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
Tong Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







