21 Balcarres Avenue, Wigan, WN1 3UX
About 21 Balcarres Avenue
21 Balcarres Avenue is a semi-detached house in Wigan (WN1 3UX). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 15.9% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 32.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2023 at £170,000.
Energy performance
21 Balcarres Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
21 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.
Sales history & valuation
21 Balcarres Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£197,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£170,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2023Most recent
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN1 3UX: £172,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in WN1 3UX
Versus other Balcarres Avenue homes
On epc rating, 21 Balcarres Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,073
Street avg £1,674
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







