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12 Highbank Road, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 3RS

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 12 Highbank Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Highbank Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Newhey, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL16 3RS). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £200,000 is 48.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 40.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £135,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Highbank Road, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 3RS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Highbank Road has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£200,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£135,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 April 2021Most recent

    £135,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL16 3RS: £110,000 (2023–2015).

On the street

Versus other Highbank Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 12 Highbank Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,824

Street avg £1,504

Above

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 12 Highbank Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£230k

1 Alpine Drive, Milnrow

OL16 3HW

3 bed1 bath
£245k

1 Butterworth Close, Milnrow

OL16 3TU

3 bed2 bath
£267k

1 Butterworth Hall, Milnrow

OL16 3PE

3 bed2 bath
£193k

1 Beech Street, Newhey

OL16 3SD

2 bed1 bath
£200k

1 Avon Close, Milnrow

OL16 3EY

£203k

1 Chadwick Close, Milnrow

OL16 3PN

£195k

1 Albert Street, Milnrow

OL16 3NS

£221k

1 Balmoral Close, Milnrow

OL16 3EL

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Rochdale district page.
Full Rochdale report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Haugh Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Thomas' Church of England Primary School. 14 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL16 3RS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL16 3RS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL16 3RS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 12 Highbank Road, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 3RS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.