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12 Lakeside Cottages, Standish, Wigan, WN1 2UU

4 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Lakeside Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Lakeside Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Standish, Wigan, Wigan (WN1 2UU). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

A recent sale: £229,500 in September 2025. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 74 m² it's 15.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 14 EPCs). Across 2003–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 64.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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(1 of 3)
Apr 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2023from Sept 2009
Hot Water
Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
0%83%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Lakeside Cottages, Standish, Wigan, WN1 2UU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Lakeside Cottages has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

14 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 12 Lakeside Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£219,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 22 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£229,500

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 September 2025Most recent

    £229,500

    +22.1%over 1 year

  2. 1 December 2023

    £188,000

    +42.4%over 13 years

  3. 29 January 2010

    £132,000

    +55.3%over 6 years

  4. 24 November 2003

    £85,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WN1 2UU: £142,000 (2021–2016).

On the street

Versus other Lakeside Cottages homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 12 Lakeside Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,101

Street avg £1,900

Strongly above

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 70 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 12 Lakeside Cottages

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£224k

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1 Barton Avenue

WN1 2JD

3 bed1 bath
£236k

1 Alden Close, Standish

WN1 2TS

3 bed1 bath
£201k

1 Cornwall Crescent, Standish

WN1 2TP

3 bed1 bath
£259k

1 Ashland Avenue

WN1 2DP

1 bed6 bath
£290k

1 Bellingham Avenue

WN1 2NE

3 bed1 bath
£304k

1 Danesway

WN1 2EX

3 bed1 bath
£339k

1 Chaucer Place

WN1 2PL

3 bed2 bath
Area

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.
Full Wigan report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Trevore Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

1.4 km

Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy. 6 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WN1 2UU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WN1 2UU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WN1 2UU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 12 Lakeside Cottages, Standish, Wigan, WN1 2UU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.