Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
53 Essex Road, Standish, Wigan, WN1 2TH
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
61 m²
657 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 53 Essex Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
53 Essex Road is a mid-terrace house in Standish, Wigan, Wigan (WN1 2TH). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Across 2001–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 sits 56.9% above the 2020 sale of £102,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 17.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 61 m² it's 25.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 21 EPCs). Sold March 2020 for £102,000.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Nov 2019EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 November 2029
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 53 Essex Road, Standish, Wigan, WN1 2TH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
53 Essex Road has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
53 Essex Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£160,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2020)
£102,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
9 March 2020Most recent
£102,000
+108.4%over 18 years6 September 2001
£48,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN1 2TH: £191,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in WN1 2TH
49 Essex Road, Standish, Wigan, WN1 2TH
Sold Nov 2024
£191,00024 Essex Road, Standish, Wigan, WN1 2TH
Sold Dec 2022
£216,80052 Essex Road, Standish, Wigan, WN1 2TH
Sold Dec 2021
£222,00026 Essex Road, Standish, Wigan, WN1 2TH
Sold Feb 2020
£160,00045 Essex Road, Standish, Wigan, WN1 2TH
Sold Aug 2019
£115,200
Versus other Essex Road homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
53 Essex Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,672
Street avg £1,940
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Wigan district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Devon Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy. 8 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WN1 2TH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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