What kind of home is 17 Newhouse Close, OL12 9LW?

17 Newhouse Close, OL12 9LW is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 17 Newhouse Close, OL12 9LW sell for?

17 Newhouse Close, OL12 9LW last sold for £195,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £47,000 in December 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Newhouse Close, OL12 9LW?

Across 3 sales between December 1999 and August 2022, 17 Newhouse Close, OL12 9LW rose from £49,000 to £195,000, a change of £146,000. That works out to roughly +6.3% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Newhouse Close, OL12 9LW?

The current EPC rating for 17 Newhouse Close, OL12 9LW is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in May 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Newhouse Close, OL12 9LW?

17 Newhouse Close, OL12 9LW has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (1,001 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Newhouse Close, OL12 9LW use?

The latest EPC at 17 Newhouse Close, OL12 9LW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Newhouse Close, OL12 9LW?

17 Newhouse Close, OL12 9LW 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.

Which area is 17 Newhouse Close, OL12 9LW in?

17 Newhouse Close, OL12 9LW sits in Wardle, Rochdale, Rochdale. It falls within the OL12 postcode district.

What schools are near 17 Newhouse Close, OL12 9LW?

The closest primary school to 17 Newhouse Close, OL12 9LW is St James' Church of England Primary School (241m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wardle Academy (523m).

How well connected is 17 Newhouse Close, OL12 9LW?

The closest bus stop to 17 Newhouse Close, OL12 9LW is Waterhouse Close, 97m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Newhouse Close, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9LW

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

93 m²

1001 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Newhouse Close

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

17 Newhouse Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wardle, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 9LW). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. Other recorded features include a loft. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 is 19.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 44.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £195,000 in August 2022. 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
Dining roomYes
LoftYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
DrivewayYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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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

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Newhouse Close, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9LW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Newhouse Close 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£233,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£195,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

18 August 2022Most recent
£195,000
+314.9%over 22 years
10 December 1999
£47,000
-4.1%
10 December 1999
£49,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 9LW: £165,000 (2023–2015).

Nearby sales in OL12 9LW

On the street

Versus other Newhouse Close homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Newhouse Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,097

Street avg £1,589

Strongly above

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Above

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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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1 Croft Square

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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.

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

Waterhouse Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 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 9LW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL12 9LW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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