5 Lonsdale Avenue, Rochdale, OL16 5HP

5 Lonsdale Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochdale (OL16 5HP). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since February 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 2004–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £251,000 sits 67.3% above the 2014 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 26.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in April 2014.