What kind of home is 29 Croft Head Drive, OL16 3UE?

29 Croft Head Drive, OL16 3UE is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 29 Croft Head Drive, OL16 3UE sell for?

29 Croft Head Drive, OL16 3UE last sold for £230,000 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £147,000 in July 2007. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 29 Croft Head Drive, OL16 3UE changed over time?

Across 3 sales between July 2007 and March 2025, 29 Croft Head Drive, OL16 3UE rose from £147,000 to £230,000, a change of £83,000. That works out to roughly +2.6% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 29 Croft Head Drive, OL16 3UE?

The current EPC rating for 29 Croft Head Drive, OL16 3UE is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in May 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 29 Croft Head Drive, OL16 3UE?

29 Croft Head Drive, OL16 3UE has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (732 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 29 Croft Head Drive, OL16 3UE use?

The latest EPC at 29 Croft Head Drive, OL16 3UE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 29 Croft Head Drive, OL16 3UE?

29 Croft Head Drive, OL16 3UE is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 29 Croft Head Drive, OL16 3UE in?

29 Croft Head Drive, OL16 3UE sits in Milnrow, Rochdale, Rochdale. It falls within the OL16 postcode district.

What schools are near 29 Croft Head Drive, OL16 3UE?

The closest primary school to 29 Croft Head Drive, OL16 3UE is Crossgates Primary School (396m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Hollingworth Academy (920m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 29 Croft Head Drive, OL16 3UE?

The closest bus stop to 29 Croft Head Drive, OL16 3UE is Croft Head Drive, 208m away. The nearest tram option is Milnrow (Manchester Metrolink), 685m away.

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29 Croft Head Drive, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3UE

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

68 m²

732 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 29 Croft Head Drive

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

29 Croft Head Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Milnrow, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL16 3UE). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £230,000 — fresh data. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 107.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Outside

ParkingOff road
OutbuildingsYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 May 2025

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 29 Croft Head Drive, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3UE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

29 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 29 Croft Head Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£250,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£230,000

Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

28 March 2025Most recent
£230,000
+68.5%over 9 years
26 November 2015
£136,500
-7.1%over 8 years
22 July 2007
£147,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL16 3UE: £193,600 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in OL16 3UE

On the street

Versus other Croft Head Drive homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

29 Croft Head Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,382

Street avg £2,271

Strongly above

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 71 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£245k

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OL16 3PE

3 bed2 bath

£230k

1 Alpine Drive, Milnrow

OL16 3HW

3 bed1 bath

£193k

1 Beech Street, Newhey

OL16 3SD

2 bed1 bath

£261k

1 Bentfield Crescent, Newhey

OL16 3RZ

£225k

1 Cheviot Close, Milnrow

OL16 3HH

£506k

1 Broomfield Terrace, Newhey

OL16 3SE

5 bed

£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.

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL16 3UE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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