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1 Balcarres Avenue, Wigan, WN1 3UX

5 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
69 m²
743 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Balcarres Avenue

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

1 Balcarres Avenue is a semi-detached house in Wigan (WN1 3UX). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sold December 2020 for £165,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 69 m² it's 15.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 27 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 19.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 54.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 May 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Balcarres Avenue, Wigan, WN1 3UX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Balcarres Avenue 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

1 Balcarres Avenue changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£197,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£165,000

Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 December 2020Most recent

    £165,000

  2. 28 May 2020

    £165,500

    +14.1%over 1 year

  3. 31 October 2018

    £145,000

  4. 24 September 2015

    £145,000

    +40.1%over 1 year

  5. 9 September 2014

    £103,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in WN1 3UX: £172,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other Balcarres Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Balcarres Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,391

Street avg £1,656

Strongly above

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Balcarres Avenue

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

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

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.
£198k

1 Alwyn Street

WN1 3PD

£173k

1 Caroline Street, Ince

WN1 3HH

2 bed
£173k

1 Collett Close

WN1 3JB

£150k

1 Chatham Street

WN1 3DB

£262k

1 Elworthy Grove

WN1 3UH

4 bed1 bath
£277k

1 Farnsfield

WN1 3YX

4 bed1 bath
£139k

1 Birkett Street

WN1 3JD

£137k

1 Cecil Street

WN1 3JL

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

0.1 km

Rosemary Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery. 20 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 3UX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WN1 3UX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WN1 3UX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

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 1 Balcarres Avenue, Wigan, WN1 3UX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.