4 Smithy Green, Huddersfield Road, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 3TG
About 4 Smithy Green
4 Smithy Green is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newhey, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL16 3TG). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.
Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 sits 67% above the 2021 sale of £100,000. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2026. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 74 m² it's 26.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 6 EPCs). Last sale on file: £100,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 4 Smithy Green, Huddersfield Road, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 3TG
- Apr 2026Loft ConversionOutlineOutcome in report
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer loft conversion and installation of rooflights on front elevation
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2026/0138
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£167,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£100,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 April 2021Most recent
£100,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in OL16 3TG: £171,000 (2023–1996).
Nearby sales in OL16 3TG
5 Smithy Green, Huddersfield Road, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 3TG
Sold Mar 2023
£200,0006 Smithy Green, Huddersfield Road, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 3TG
Sold Jan 2022
£145,0003 Smithy Green, Huddersfield Road, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 3TG
Sold Sept 2021
£197,0001 Smithy Green, Huddersfield Road, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 3TG
Sold Mar 1996
£40,000
Versus other Huddersfield Road homes
On floor area, 4 Smithy Green runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,351
Street avg £1,366
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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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
1.1 km
Peppermint Bridge Terminus — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
St Thomas' Church of England Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB







