Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£114,000
Newest record on this page: April 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£114,000
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The estimate for The Observer Buildings is modelled from its 62 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WN1 1LN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
62 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2025
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2023
Recent sales in WN1 1LN
5 sales, median £70,100 (2023–2023)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: April 2023 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
The Observer Buildings valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
22 February 2023Most recent
£76,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN1 1LN: £70,100 (2023–2023).
The Observer Buildings, Flat 4, Rowbottom Square, Wigan, WN1 1LN
Sold Apr 2023
The Observer Buildings, Flat 6, Rowbottom Square, Wigan, WN1 1LN
Sold Mar 2023
The Observer Buildings, Flat 3, Rowbottom Square, Wigan, WN1 1LN
Sold Mar 2023
The Observer Buildings, Flat 17, Rowbottom Square, Wigan, WN1 1LN
Sold Mar 2023
The Observer Buildings, Flat 2, Rowbottom Square, Wigan, WN1 1LN
Sold Feb 2023
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The Observer Buildings is a mid-terrace house in Wigan (WN1 1LN). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2022); the latest reading is one band lower. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 62 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 is 49% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 37.1% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: February 2023 at £76,500.
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The Observer Buildings sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 April 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Floor insulation added or improved
The Observer Buildings has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
College Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Wigan and Leigh College. 27 schools nearby.
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