5 Belfield Close, Rochdale, OL16 2XY

5 Belfield Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochdale (OL16 2XY). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1408 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since December 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £202,000 sits 124.6% above the 2003 sale of £89,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 49.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.