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Essex Avenue, BL9

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£99,995
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£2,104
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
11
Distinct homes
7
Price range
£40,750£162,000
Sales recorded
2002 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Essex Avenue is a mix of semi-detached houses and terraced houses. The median sale price is £99,995, about 43% below the typical BL9 sale. Per square metre of floor space it comes to about £2,104, in line with the district's £2,166. Too few recent sales to read a street-level trend, but across BL9 prices have been rising over the last few years. With 11 sales across 7 homes since 2002, homes here come to market only rarely.

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Essex Avenue prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 11 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianBL9 district trend
£0£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k200520102015202020252002: £40,750 median · 1 sale2003: £45,000 median · 1 sale2005: £85,950 median · 1 sale2006: £105,998 median · 2 sales2007: £99,750 median · 2 sales2012: £58,000 median · 1 sale2018: £112,500 median · 2 sales2025: £162,000 median · 1 sale

Median sold price by year vs the BL9 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How Essex Avenue compares

Essex Avenue against the BL9 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Parr Lane£190k · 99
Manchester Road£189k · 148
Walmersley Road£189k · 120
Hollins Lane£155k · 71
St Johns Gardens£140k · 53
Brierley Street£140k · 41
Rochdale Old Road£130k · 75
Essex Avenue£100k · 11*
Pole Lane Court£85k · 48

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets. *This street's figures cover all recorded sales (fewer than 3 in the last 8 years).

This street
£99,995
median · all recorded sales
BL9 district
£175,000
median · last 8 years · street -43%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Essex Avenue's £99,995 median sits about 43% below BL9's £175,000; on floor space it runs £2,104/m² against the district's £2,166/m².

Street and BL9 figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Prices by property type

Median sold price by property type on Essex Avenue.

Semi-detached
£92,725
6 sales
Terraced
£112,000
5 sales

Every recorded sale on Essex Avenue

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
3 Sept 202521 · BL9 7JDTerraced£162,000
5 Aug 20212 · BL9 7JDnon-standardSemi-detached£100,000
18 Oct 20182 · BL9 7JDSemi-detached£100,000
28 Feb 201835 · BL9 7JDTerraced£125,000
21 Nov 201221 · BL9 7JDTerraced£58,000
14 Jun 20072 · BL9 7JDSemi-detached£100,000
26 Jan 20074 · BL9 7JDSemi-detached£99,500
14 Aug 20068 · BL9 7JDTerraced£112,000
4 Aug 200616 · BL9 7JDTerraced£99,995
22 Dec 20056 · BL9 7JDSemi-detached£85,950
31 Jan 20032 · BL9 7JDSemi-detached£45,000
16 May 20022 · BL9 7JDSemi-detached£40,750

Sales marked non-standardare Land Registry “additional price paid” entries — bulk purchases, repossessions, right-to-buy and similar transfers. They're listed for completeness but excluded from every median and comparison figure on this page.

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More streets in BL9

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider BL9 area guide.

Walmersley RoadManchester RoadRochdale Old RoadParr LaneHollins LaneSt Johns GardensValley Mill LanePole Lane CourtChesham RoadHorne StreetWash LaneGrasmere Drive
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.