1 Reddish Hill Farm, Market Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8XD
About 1 Reddish Hill Farm
1 Reddish Hill Farm is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Shawforth, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 8XD). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2021. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in October 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £410,000 is 28.1% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 80.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- LandYes
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
Cavity wall insulation installed
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Planning history
1 Reddish Hill Farm has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Dec 2024Change of UseOutlineIn report
Prior Approval for change of use and associated operational development of agricultural buildings to form 2 'larger' dwellinghouses
- Agent
- Hartley Planning & Development Associates
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2024/0426
- Apr 2023FullIn report
Full: Proposed agricultural building
- Agent
- Hartley Planning & Development Associates
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 2022/0404
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£410,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£320,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 October 2007Most recent
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 8XD: £405,000 (2018–2002).
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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
0.3 km
Shore Service Station — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Britannia Community Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB







