17 Milner Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8RQ
About 17 Milner Street
17 Milner Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Whitworth, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 8RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 213 m² (around 2293 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 213 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 10 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. Today's modelled estimate of £469,000 is 15.8% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 22% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2024 at £405,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
17 Milner Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
17 Milner Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 17 Milner Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£469,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£405,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 October 2024Most recent
£405,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 8RQ: £120,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in OL12 8RQ
27 Milner Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8RQ
Sold May 2024
£375,00023 Milner Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8RQ
Sold May 2024
£235,0001 Milner Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8RQ
Sold Nov 2022
£120,00016 Milner Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8RQ
Sold Feb 2014
£85,00025 Milner Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8RQ
Sold Dec 2013
£136,000
Versus other Milner Street homes
Years Held for 17 Milner Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,901
Street avg £1,892
Floor Area
213 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
0.2 km
Hall Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Whitworth Community High School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







