The Barn, Lower House Lane, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9PL
About The Barn
The Barn is an end-of-terrace house in Wardle, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL12 9PL). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 208 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2008–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £614,000 is 29.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 15.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £475,000 in October 2019.
Energy performance
The Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
The Barn has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The Barn valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£614,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 11 years.
£475,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
9 October 2019Most recent
£475,000
+31.0%over 11 years17 April 2008
£362,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL12 9PL: £293,000 (2018–2004).
Nearby sales in OL12 9PL
1 Clough House Cottages, Lower House Lane, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9PL
Sold Aug 2018
£170,000Watergrove 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
Floor Area for The Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
208 m²
Street avg 102 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 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







