8 Bertha Road, Rochdale, OL16 5BE
About 8 Bertha Road
8 Bertha Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochdale (OL16 5BE). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 82 m² it's 20.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 25 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £205,000 sits 105% above the 2020 sale of £100,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £100,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
8 Bertha Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 8 Bertha Road, Rochdale, OL16 5BE
- May 2020DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey side and rear extension with single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear extension
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00341/HOUS
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£205,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£100,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 February 2020Most recent
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL16 5BE: £170,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Bertha Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 8 Bertha Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,220
Street avg £1,635
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Newbold (Manchester Metrolink) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.4 km
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB