3 Piethorne Close, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 3RH

3 Piethorne Close is a semi-detached house in Newhey, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL16 3RH). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2021 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 2021–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 58.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 is 18.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 29.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £265,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.