17 Bertha Road, Rochdale, OL16 5BE

17 Bertha Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochdale (OL16 5BE). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

It hasn't traded since November 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 91 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £206,000 sits 274.9% above the 2001 sale of £54,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£56/sq ft) was about 55.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.