Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

42 WILLOW AVENUE

MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2HE

£200,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Moorclose, Grimshaw Lane / near David's Farm Close	0.1 miles
Shop	Morrisons Daily	0.1 miles
Train station	Mills Hill	0.5 miles
Hospital	SpaMedica Oldham	2.3 miles
University	UCEN Manchester (City Campus)	4.8 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

57 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£200,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£3,509/m²

Local average

£262,343 (80 sales)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 08/09/2025

Expiry date: 07/09/2035

Current heating cost: £743/year

Potential heating cost: £680/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,500

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	30/01/2026	£200,000	Semi-detached	+156.4%	£205,531 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	20/05/2011	£78,000	Semi-detached	—	£166,709 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£200,000
listed	10/09/2025	£200,000
sold	01/01/2011	£78,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
25 LARCHVIEW ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2FG	£175,000	11/12/2025	Semi-detached
63 SANDY LANE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2TU	£214,000	05/12/2025	Semi-detached
26 OAKDENE ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2FQ	£175,000	28/11/2025	Semi-detached
6 CHILTON DRIVE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2LQ	£246,000	21/11/2025	Semi-detached
110 KENYON LANE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2ET	£257,000	21/11/2025	Semi-detached
54 CYPRESS STREET, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2HF	£195,000	21/11/2025	Semi-detached
12 WHITELEY DRIVE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2UJ	£375,000	13/06/2025	Semi-detached
24 OAKDENE ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2FQ	£170,000	03/11/2023	Semi-detached
9 CYPRESS STREET, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2HF	£139,000	11/10/2023	Semi-detached
38 BIRCHWOOD ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2FX	£200,000	06/10/2023	Semi-detached
12 CEDAR ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2FS	£140,000	01/09/2023	Semi-detached
93 KENYON LANE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2QS	£175,000	29/08/2023	Semi-detached
2 ALBANY STREET, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2BF	£160,000	25/08/2023	Semi-detached
35 BIRCHWOOD ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2EX	£162,000	21/07/2023	Semi-detached
1 NEILSON CLOSE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2BQ	£250,000	18/05/2023	Semi-detached
19 LARCHVIEW ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2FG	£185,000	28/04/2023	Semi-detached
5 SANDY LANE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2EU	£155,000	31/01/2023	Semi-detached
33 CYPRESS STREET, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2HF	£155,000	12/12/2022	Semi-detached
13 NEILSON CLOSE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2BQ	£251,000	09/11/2022	Semi-detached
36 GREENHILL ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2BD	£218,500	04/11/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £199,875 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 15.9%

10y growth 87.5%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Rochdale. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 5.9%

5y (index) 38.6%

10y (index) 89.8%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Rochdale. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £746/mo

Realistic £829/mo

Optimistic £912/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Rochdale.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for West Pennine: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.41%

Max investor price (0.8%) £103,625

Target investor price (1%) £82,900

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Total incidents	0

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Middleton Technology School	Secondary	0.1 miles	Good — 31 Mar 2019
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 31 Jan 2015
Elm Wood Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 7 May 2024
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 22 Jul 2011
Mills Hill Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 16 Jan 2022

FENSA

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# 42 WILLOW AVENUE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2HE

## Property details

- Slug: `67eab79` (address key hash: `67eab79e3131d4b4421423c7773caf364c2c8a26`)
- Postcode: M24 2HE
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 57 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £200,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £3,509/m²
- Local average: £262,343 (80 sales)

## Latest sale

- Price: £200,000
- Date: 2026-01-30
- Type: S
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 07/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £743/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/3400-0485-0622-6505-3153)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-30 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | +156.4% | £205,531 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-1ebb-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2011-05-20 | £78,000 | Semi-detached | — | £166,709 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/3e5144e2-6550-4fc1-a6d3-0043b21a97f3) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 42 WILLOW AVENUE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2HE | £200,000 | 30/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 42 WILLOW AVENUE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2HE | £78,000 | 20/05/2011 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [166838855](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1be1486)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £200,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-10 | £200,000 |
| sold | 2011-01-01 | £78,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 25 LARCHVIEW ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2FG | £175,000 | 11/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 63 SANDY LANE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2TU | £214,000 | 05/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 26 OAKDENE ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2FQ | £175,000 | 28/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 6 CHILTON DRIVE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2LQ | £246,000 | 21/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 110 KENYON LANE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2ET | £257,000 | 21/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 54 CYPRESS STREET, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2HF | £195,000 | 21/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 12 WHITELEY DRIVE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2UJ | £375,000 | 13/06/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 24 OAKDENE ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2FQ | £170,000 | 03/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 9 CYPRESS STREET, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2HF | £139,000 | 11/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 38 BIRCHWOOD ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2FX | £200,000 | 06/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 12 CEDAR ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2FS | £140,000 | 01/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 93 KENYON LANE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2QS | £175,000 | 29/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 2 ALBANY STREET, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2BF | £160,000 | 25/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 35 BIRCHWOOD ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2EX | £162,000 | 21/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 1 NEILSON CLOSE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2BQ | £250,000 | 18/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 19 LARCHVIEW ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2FG | £185,000 | 28/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 5 SANDY LANE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2EU | £155,000 | 31/01/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 33 CYPRESS STREET, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2HF | £155,000 | 12/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 13 NEILSON CLOSE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2BQ | £251,000 | 09/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 36 GREENHILL ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER, M24 2BD | £218,500 | 04/11/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £199,875 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 15.9%
- **10y growth:** 87.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Rochdale; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 38.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 89.8%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Rochdale). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £746/mo
- **Realistic:** £829/mo
- **Optimistic:** £912/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for West Pennine (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.41% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £103,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £82,900

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

- **Total incidents:** 0

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Middleton Technology School | Secondary | 0.1 miles | Good — 31 Mar 2019 |
| St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 31 Jan 2015 |
| Elm Wood Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 7 May 2024 |
| St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 22 Jul 2011 |
| Mills Hill Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 16 Jan 2022 |