What type of property is 17 Dovedale Drive, OL12 9LR?

17 Dovedale Drive, OL12 9LR is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 17 Dovedale Drive, OL12 9LR sell for?

17 Dovedale Drive, OL12 9LR last sold for £210,000 in March 2024, around 2 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Dovedale Drive, OL12 9LR?

The current EPC rating for 17 Dovedale Drive, OL12 9LR is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in December 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Dovedale Drive, OL12 9LR?

17 Dovedale Drive, OL12 9LR has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (1,066 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OL12 9LR. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Dovedale Drive, OL12 9LR heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Dovedale Drive, OL12 9LR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Dovedale Drive, OL12 9LR?

17 Dovedale Drive, OL12 9LR is in council tax band C.

Where is 17 Dovedale Drive, OL12 9LR located?

17 Dovedale Drive, OL12 9LR sits in Wardle, Rochdale, Rochdale. It falls within the OL12 postcode district.

Which schools serve 17 Dovedale Drive, OL12 9LR?

The closest primary school to 17 Dovedale Drive, OL12 9LR is St James' Church of England Primary School (211m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wardle Academy (606m).

What is the nearest station to 17 Dovedale Drive, OL12 9LR?

The closest bus stop to 17 Dovedale Drive, OL12 9LR is Waterhouse Close, 240m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Dovedale Drive, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9LR

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

99 m²

1066 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 17 Dovedale Drive

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

17 Dovedale Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Wardle, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 9LR). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

At 99 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 17 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £250,000 is 19% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 35.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £210,000 in March 2024.

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1

Outside

GarageYes

Building

TenureFreehold

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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 Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Dovedale Drive, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9LR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Dovedale 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.

17 Dovedale Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£250,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2024)

£210,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

28 March 2024Most recent
£210,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 9LR: £210,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in OL12 9LR

On the street

Versus other Dovedale Drive homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Dovedale Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,121

Street avg £1,652

Strongly above

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Below

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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.

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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

0.2 km

Waterhouse Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St James' Church of England Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL12 9LR 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 9LR

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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