What kind of home is 1 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB?

1 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did 1 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB last change hands?

1 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB last sold for £151,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £156,000 in February 2008. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 1 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB changed over time?

Across 3 sales between February 2008 and March 2021, 1 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB fell from £156,000 to £151,000, a change of £5,000. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 1 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB?

The current EPC rating for 1 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in April 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB?

1 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (732 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in OL12 9BB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB use?

The latest EPC at 1 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB?

1 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 1 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB in?

1 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB sits in Wardle, Rochdale, Rochdale. It falls within the OL12 postcode district.

What schools are near 1 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB?

The closest primary school to 1 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB is St James' Church of England Primary School (118m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wardle Academy (649m).

What transport links are near 1 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB?

The closest bus stop to 1 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB is Clough Street, 107m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Wasp Mill Drive, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9BB

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

68 m²

732 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Wasp Mill Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Wasp Mill Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Wardle, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 9BB). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £204,000 is 35.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 22.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 68 m² it's 26.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 48 EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £151,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3

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Energy

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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Apr 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Apr 2014

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Wasp Mill Drive, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Wasp Mill Drive has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Wasp Mill Drive's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£204,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.2% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£151,000

Growth on file: -0.2% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

24 March 2021Most recent
£151,000
+11.0%over 7 years
20 August 2013
£136,000
-12.8%over 5 years
11 February 2008
£156,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 9BB: £207,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in OL12 9BB

On the street

Versus other Wasp Mill Drive homes

Four headline reads against 48 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 1 Wasp Mill Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,221

Street avg £1,877

Above

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full Rochdale report

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

Clough Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

St James' Church of England Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL12 9BB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL12 9BB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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