535 Market Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8QW
About 535 Market Street
535 Market Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Whitworth, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 8QW). It has a recorded floor area of 216 m² (around 2325 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and a basement.
At 216 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 15 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 2007–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £279,000 sits 253.2% above the 2020 sale of £79,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£34/sq ft) was about 60.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2021. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold January 2020 for £79,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
535 Market Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
- May 2021Loft ConversionFullIn report
Full: Erection of rear dormers and alterations to existing building
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2020/0613
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Sales history & valuation
535 Market Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2007).
£279,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.0% per year over 13 years.
£79,000
Growth on file: -1.0% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
14 January 2020Most recent
£79,000
-12.2%over 12 years15 May 2007
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 8QW: £117,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in OL12 8QW
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Sold Dec 2023
£120,000508 Market Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8QW
Sold May 2022
£117,000516 Market Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8QW
Sold Jun 2021
£150,000
Versus other Market Street homes
On price per m², 535 Market Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£366
Street avg £1,060
Floor Area
216 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
28.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.0 km
Lords — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







