18 Badger Close, Rochdale, OL16 4QR

18 Badger Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Rochdale (OL16 4QR). It has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (around 2110 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (October 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in February 2007. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 196 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £454,000 sits 69.4% above the 2007 sale of £268,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 34.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.