Skip to content
UK Property Looker

1 Elm Grove, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9LF

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Elm Grove

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

1 Elm Grove is a semi-detached house in Wardle, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 9LF). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in October 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 78 m² it's 16.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 41 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 sits 307.7% above the 1998 sale of £39,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£46/sq ft) was about 69% below the postcode norm.

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Elm Grove

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Elm Grove sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jun 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 2 HomeBuyer Report

Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC E

We've checked 10 risk factors against the available data for this property and believe a Level 2 HomeBuyer Report could be a suitable option for you.

From £495 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Elm Grove, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9LF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Elm Grove has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

1 Elm Grove's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).

Current estimate

£159,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1998)

£39,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 October 1998Most recent

    £39,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 9LF: £170,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Elm Grove homes

Four headline reads against 41 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 1 Elm Grove lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£500

Street avg £1,970

Strongly below

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 64 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Elm Grove

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£153k

1 Croft Street

OL12 9AD

£171k

1 Buckley View

OL12 9EA

3 bed1 bath
£145k

1 Armstrong Hurst Close

OL12 9XB

£141k

1 Birch Hey Close

OL12 9UN

£182k

1 Bower Avenue

OL12 9QW

£136k

1 Ashbrook Hey Lane

OL12 9AG

2 bed1 bath
£135k

1 Bridge Street

OL12 9AA

3 bed1 bath
£130k

1 Croft Square

OL12 9AE

2 bed
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

Lawflat — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St James' Church of England Primary School. 18 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL12 9LF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Elm Grove, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9LF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.