1 Clough House Cottages, Lower House Lane, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9PL
About 1 Clough House Cottages
1 Clough House Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Wardle, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 9PL). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 is 39.4% above the 2018 sale price. Sold August 2018 for £170,000.
Energy performance
1 Clough House Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Clough House Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Clough House Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£237,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 22 years.
£170,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
30 August 2018Most recent
£170,000
+295.3%over 22 years29 March 1996
£43,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 9PL: £362,500 (2019–2007).
Nearby sales in OL12 9PL
The Barn, Lower House Lane, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9PL
Sold Oct 2019
£475,000Watergrove Manor, Lower House Lane, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9PL
Sold May 2015
£1,350,000Clough House, Lower House Lane, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9PL
Sold Oct 2011
£325,0002 Clough House Cottages, Lower House Lane, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9PL
Sold Nov 2004
£248,000
Versus other Lower House Lane homes
On epc rating, 1 Clough House Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 143 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 10.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.4 km
Wardle Village Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St James' Church of England Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







