What type of property is 20 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB?

20 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What was the last sold price for 20 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB?

20 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB last sold for £145,000 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £129,050 in April 2005, so prices have been rising over 16 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 20 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between April 2005 and February 2021, 20 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB rose from £129,050 to £145,000, a change of £15,950. That works out to roughly +0.7% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 20 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB?

The current EPC rating for 20 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB is C with a score of 75 out of 100, lodged in September 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB?

20 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (764 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in OL12 9BB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 20 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB?

20 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.

Where is 20 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB located?

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

Which schools serve 20 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB?

The closest primary school to 20 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).

How well connected is 20 Wasp Mill Drive, OL12 9BB?

The closest bus stop to 20 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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20 Wasp Mill Drive, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9BB

Solar panels

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

71 m²

764 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 75

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 20 Wasp Mill Drive

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

20 Wasp Mill Drive is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wardle, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 9BB). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).

At 71 m² it's 23.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 48 EPCs). Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 35.9% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £145,000. 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
Bathrooms1

Outside

DrivewayYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Solar panelsYes

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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.

EPC Rating

C75

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.4 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Wasp Mill Drive, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 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.

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

Current estimate

£197,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.7% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£145,000

Growth on file: 0.7% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

8 February 2021Most recent
£145,000
+12.4%over 15 years
3 April 2005
£129,050

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 floor area, 20 Wasp Mill Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,042

Street avg £1,881

Above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 91 m²

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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.

£171k

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1 Birch Hill Crescent

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1 Bridge Street

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1 Bank Cottages, Bank Lane, Wardle

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2 bed

£235k

1 Birch View

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4 bed

£136k

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£130k

1 Croft Square

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1 Beadle Avenue

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4 bed2 bath

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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