5 Bowland Grove, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 4EX
About 5 Bowland Grove
5 Bowland Grove is a semi-detached house in Milnrow, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL16 4EX). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2026) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in December 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £235,000 sits 319.6% above the 2000 sale of £56,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 73.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 March 2036
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 Bowland Grove, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 4EX
- Mar 2001PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear Conservatory/Porch And Rear Dormer Extension To Dwelling
ExtensionConservatory- Reference
- 01/D38515
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Sales history & valuation
5 Bowland Grove's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£235,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£56,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 December 2000Most recent
£56,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL16 4EX: £220,000 (2026–2024).
Nearby sales in OL16 4EX
13 Bowland Grove, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 4EX
Sold Mar 2026
£225,0007 Bowland Grove, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 4EX
Sold Aug 2025
£190,0002 Bowland Grove, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 4EX
Sold Nov 2024
£220,0001 Bowland Grove, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 4EX
Sold May 2024
£237,00011 Bowland Grove, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 4EX
Sold Sept 2021
£215,000
Versus other Bowland Grove homes
On price per m², 5 Bowland Grove runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£566
Street avg £2,752
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Beechfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
53.1dB







