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49 Balcarres Avenue, Wigan, WN1 3UX

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
110 m²
1184 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 49 Balcarres Avenue

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

49 Balcarres Avenue is a semi-detached house in Wigan (WN1 3UX). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 is 11.9% above the 2022 sale price. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £168,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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 Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 49 Balcarres Avenue, Wigan, WN1 3UX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

49 Balcarres Avenue has no planning applications on record.

17

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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£188,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£168,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 January 2022Most recent

    £168,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WN1 3UX: £172,000 (2024–2020).

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.

Floor Area for 49 Balcarres Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,527

Street avg £1,707

Below

Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 75 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 49 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.
£197k

1 Balcarres Avenue

WN1 3UX

£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

£139k

1 Birkett Street

WN1 3JD

£137k

1 Cecil Street

WN1 3JL

£262k

1 Elworthy Grove

WN1 3UH

4 bed1 bath
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 49 Balcarres Avenue, Wigan, WN1 3UX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.