What type of property is 20 Alston Road, WN2 1AU?

20 Alston Road, WN2 1AU is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 20 Alston Road, WN2 1AU sell for?

20 Alston Road, WN2 1AU last sold for £162,500 in June 2019, around 7 years ago. Before that, it sold for £148,000 in June 2017, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 20 Alston Road, WN2 1AU changed over time?

Across 2 sales between June 2017 and June 2019, 20 Alston Road, WN2 1AU rose from £148,000 to £162,500, a change of £14,500. That works out to roughly +4.6% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 20 Alston Road, WN2 1AU?

The current EPC rating for 20 Alston Road, WN2 1AU is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in February 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Alston Road, WN2 1AU?

20 Alston Road, WN2 1AU has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (990 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 35% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in WN2 1AU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Alston Road, WN2 1AU heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Alston Road, WN2 1AU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 20 Alston Road, WN2 1AU?

20 Alston Road, WN2 1AU 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 20 Alston Road, WN2 1AU located?

20 Alston Road, WN2 1AU sits in Wigan. It falls within the WN2 postcode district.

Which schools serve 20 Alston Road, WN2 1AU?

The closest primary school to 20 Alston Road, WN2 1AU is Holy Family Catholic Primary School, New Springs, Wigan (255m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Dean Trust Rose Bridge (1.0km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 20 Alston Road, WN2 1AU?

The closest bus stop to 20 Alston Road, WN2 1AU is Camberwell Crescent, 84m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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20 Alston Road, Wigan, WN2 1AU

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

92 m²

990 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 20 Alston Road

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

20 Alston Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Wigan (WN2 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70).

At 92 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2017–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 sits 50.2% above the 2019 sale of £162,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 15.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £162,500 in June 2019.

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

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.

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Alston Road, Wigan, WN2 1AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Alston Road has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

5 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.

20 Alston Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£244,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£162,500

Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

26 June 2019Most recent
£162,500
+9.8%over 2 years
1 June 2017
£148,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WN2 1AU: £132,500 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in WN2 1AU

On the street

Versus other Alston Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

20 Alston Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,766

Street avg £1,726

Above

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Camberwell Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Holy Family Catholic Primary School, New Springs, Wigan. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WN2 1AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WN2 1AU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.0dB

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55 dB

60 dB

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70 dB

75 dB

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