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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.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jun 2024
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
See how we calculated this£159,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1998)
£39,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
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· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 48 points of interest in total.
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