1 Cornfield Street, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3DW
About 1 Cornfield Street
1 Cornfield Street is an end-of-terrace house in Milnrow, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL16 3DW). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 836 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in April 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 is 15.7% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 23.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
1 Cornfield Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Nov 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Cornfield Street has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
1 Cornfield Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
£133,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.5% per year over 6 years.
£115,000
Growth on file: 21.5% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
3 April 2008Most recent
£115,000
+219.4%over 5 years14 April 2002
£36,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL16 3DW: £135,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in OL16 3DW
20 Cornfield Street, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3DW
Sold Mar 2025
£135,00012 Cornfield Street, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3DW
Sold Apr 2024
£138,5003 Cornfield Street, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3DW
Sold Mar 2024
£115,50027 Cornfield Street, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3DW
Sold Jul 2023
£155,00010 Cornfield Street, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3DW
Sold Jul 2021
£113,000
Versus other Cornfield Street homes
On epc rating, 1 Cornfield Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,480
Street avg £1,498
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cornfield Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Hollingworth Academy. 17 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.9dB







