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23 Shaftesbury Drive, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9LT

Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
5
Bathroom
1
Floor area
103 m²
1109 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 23 Shaftesbury Drive

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

23 Shaftesbury Drive is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wardle, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 9LT). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2016–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 is 42% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 17.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2020 for £191,500.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenFront and rear

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

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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.

23 Shaftesbury Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jun 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Late 20th centuryEnd-Terrace HouseEPC C

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Shaftesbury Drive, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9LT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Shaftesbury Drive 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£272,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 3 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£191,500

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 February 2020Most recent

    £191,500

    +19.7%over 3 years

  2. 9 December 2016

    £160,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 9LT: £145,000 (2024–2017).

On the street

Versus other Shaftesbury Drive homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23 Shaftesbury Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,859

Street avg £1,764

Strongly above

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 78 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 23 Shaftesbury Drive

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.
£235k

1 Birch View

OL12 9PZ

4 bed
£368k

1 Beadle Avenue

OL12 9RN

4 bed2 bath
£467k

1 Coptrod Head Close

OL12 9UG

4 bed2 bath
£237k

1 Birch Hill Crescent

OL12 9QF

3 bed1 bath
£171k

1 Buckley View

OL12 9EA

3 bed1 bath
£250k

1 Chapel Street, Wardle

OL12 9PE

£299k

1 Charnley Fold

OL12 9DX

£135k

1 Bridge Street

OL12 9AA

3 bed1 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

0.2 km

Waterhouse Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St James' Church of England Primary School. 17 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 9LT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL12 9LT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL12 9LT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

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 23 Shaftesbury Drive, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9LT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.