3 Gothic Cottages, School Lane, Haigh, Wigan, WN2 1PD
About 3 Gothic Cottages
3 Gothic Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Haigh, Wigan, Wigan (WN2 1PD). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £229,000 is 29.5% below the 2022 sale of £325,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 19.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 86 m² it's 22.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £325,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
3 Gothic Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 February 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
3 Gothic Cottages has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
3 applications on record at 3 Gothic Cottages, School Lane, Haigh, Wigan, WN2 1PD
- Aug 2005HeritageOutcome in report
Retrospective Listed Building Consent to retain french windows and rooflight at the rear.
- Council
- LB
ListedRetrospective- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- A/05/64504
- More recent applications — locked
- HeritageJul 2022Decision
- FullJul 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£229,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£325,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 August 2022Most recent
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN2 1PD: £347,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in WN2 1PD
2 Gothic Cottages, School Lane, Haigh, Wigan, WN2 1PD
Sold Mar 2025
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Sold Jan 2024
£445,0001 Gothic Cottages, School Lane, Haigh, Wigan, WN2 1PD
Sold Dec 2021
£347,000Dairy Cottage, School Lane, Haigh, Wigan, WN2 1PD
Sold Mar 2016
£865,000Gardner House, School Lane, Haigh, Wigan, WN2 1PD
Sold Jun 2000
£205,000
Versus other School Lane homes
On epc rating, 3 Gothic Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,779
Street avg £3,131
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Haigh Woodland Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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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
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







