1 Croft Head Drive, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3UE
About 1 Croft Head Drive
1 Croft Head Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Milnrow, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL16 3UE). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Held since May 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 sits 300% above the 1998 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 55.6% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Croft Head Drive 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 Croft Head Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£272,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£68,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 May 1998Most recent
£68,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL16 3UE: £193,600 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in OL16 3UE
30 Croft Head Drive, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3UE
Sold Mar 2025
£178,00029 Croft Head Drive, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3UE
Sold Mar 2025
£230,00025 Croft Head Drive, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3UE
Sold Sept 2024
£190,00027 Croft Head Drive, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3UE
Sold Aug 2024
£213,0005 Croft Head Drive, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3UE
Sold Jul 2024
£193,600
Versus other Croft Head Drive homes
1 Croft Head Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£764
Street avg £2,446
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
0.2 km
Croft Head Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Crossgates Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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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
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB







