What type of property is 17 Balcarres Avenue, WN1 3UX?

17 Balcarres Avenue, WN1 3UX is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Balcarres Avenue, WN1 3UX?

17 Balcarres Avenue, WN1 3UX last sold for £137,000 in August 2011, around 15 years ago. Before that, it sold for £103,000 in August 2003, so prices have been rising over 8 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Balcarres Avenue, WN1 3UX?

Across 2 sales between August 2003 and August 2011, 17 Balcarres Avenue, WN1 3UX rose from £103,000 to £137,000, a change of £34,000. That works out to roughly +3.6% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Balcarres Avenue, WN1 3UX?

The current EPC rating for 17 Balcarres Avenue, WN1 3UX is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in April 2011. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Balcarres Avenue, WN1 3UX?

17 Balcarres Avenue, WN1 3UX has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (781 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WN1 3UX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Balcarres Avenue, WN1 3UX heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Balcarres Avenue, WN1 3UX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Balcarres Avenue, WN1 3UX?

17 Balcarres Avenue, WN1 3UX is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 17 Balcarres Avenue, WN1 3UX located?

17 Balcarres Avenue, WN1 3UX sits in Wigan. It falls within the WN1 postcode district.

Is 17 Balcarres Avenue, WN1 3UX in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Balcarres Avenue, WN1 3UX show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 75% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Balcarres Avenue, WN1 3UX?

The closest primary school to 17 Balcarres Avenue, WN1 3UX is Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery (310m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Dean Trust Rose Bridge (1.2km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 17 Balcarres Avenue, WN1 3UX?

The closest bus stop to 17 Balcarres Avenue, WN1 3UX is Rosemary Crescent, 94m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Balcarres Avenue, Wigan, WN1 3UX

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

73 m²

781 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 17 Balcarres Avenue

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

17 Balcarres Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wigan (WN1 3UX). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 781 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in August 2011. Across 2003–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 is 31.4% above the 2011 sale price.

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

Bedrooms3

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
GarageDetached

Building

Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 Balcarres Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Apr 2021

Current Certificate

Apr 2011

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 27 April 2021

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Balcarres Avenue, Wigan, WN1 3UX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Balcarres Avenue has no planning applications on record.

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.

17 Balcarres Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£180,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£137,000

Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

11 August 2011Most recent
£137,000
+33.0%over 8 years
7 August 2003
£103,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WN1 3UX: £180,000 (2026–2023).

Nearby sales in WN1 3UX

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.

Years Held for 17 Balcarres Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,888

Street avg £1,844

Above

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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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

2/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.

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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· 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

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