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About 490 Market Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
490 Market Street is an end-of-terrace house in Whitworth, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 8QW). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Rochdale HPI: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 113.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 66 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 15 EPCs). Most recent transfer: May 2024 at £125,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
490 Market Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£124,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 26 years.
Last sold (2024)
£125,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Market Street homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 490 Market Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,894
Street avg £891
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Rochdale district page.
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
0.0 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL12 8QW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
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