1 Elder Street, Rochdale, OL16 5JT
About 1 Elder Street
1 Elder Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rochdale (OL16 5JT). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in April 2005. At 63 m² it's 23.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 22 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 29.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 sits 146% above the 2005 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 21.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
1 Elder Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 Elder Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Elder Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£123,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 29.4% per year over 2 years.
£50,000
Growth on file: 29.4% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
3 April 2005Most recent
£50,000
+42.9%over 1 year11 November 2003
£35,000
+32.1%over 1 year17 October 2002
£26,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL16 5JT: £67,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in OL16 5JT
Versus other Elder Street homes
1 Elder Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£794
Street avg £821
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
0.2 km
Woodbine Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Lowerplace Primary School. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB