Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
23 Leader Street, Ince, Wigan, WN1 3JH
4 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
102 m²
1098 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Freehold
About 23 Leader Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
23 Leader Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ince, Wigan, Wigan (WN1 3JH). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 102 m² it's 24.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 17 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £139,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £153,000 is 10.1% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 40.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
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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.
23 Leader Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Mar 2025EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 March 2035
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseFreeholdEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 23 Leader Street, Ince, Wigan, WN1 3JH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
23 Leader Street has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
17 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£153,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2025)
£139,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
27 October 2025Most recent
£139,000
+63.5%over 19 years26 September 2006
£85,000
+77.1%over 3 years17 July 2003
£48,000
+31.5%over 2 years14 February 2001
£36,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN1 3JH: £100,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in WN1 3JH
Versus other Leader Street homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 23 Leader Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,363
Street avg £1,017
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Birkett Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Catharine's CofE Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WN1 3JH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB
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