6 Birch Crescent, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 4LJ

6 Birch Crescent is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Newhey, Rochdale, Rochdale (OL16 4LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £270,000 in May 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 is 10% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£172/sq ft) was about 43.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.