Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Cecil Street, Wigan, WN1 3JL
4 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
71 m²
764 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 8 Cecil Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Cecil Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wigan (WN1 3JL). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2009. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 sits 58.7% above the 2021 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 26.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £75,000 in March 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 71 m² it's 15.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 12 EPCs).
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
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- 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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 October 2030
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Cecil Street, Wigan, WN1 3JL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Cecil 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£119,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2021)
£75,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
26 March 2021Most recent
£75,000
+1.8%over 10 years21 October 2010
£73,650
-12.3%over 4 years13 July 2006
£84,000
+100.0%over 3 years15 January 2003
£42,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN1 3JL: £101,000 (2026–2022).
Versus other Cecil Street homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Cecil Street is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£1,056
Street avg £1,005
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Birkett Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Catharine's CofE Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WN1 3JL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB
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