What type of property is 8 Boscombe Place, WN2 3SS?

8 Boscombe Place, WN2 3SS is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 8 Boscombe Place, WN2 3SS sell for?

8 Boscombe Place, WN2 3SS last sold for £94,000 in June 2003, around 23 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £63,950 in June 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 8 Boscombe Place, WN2 3SS appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between June 2000 and June 2003, 8 Boscombe Place, WN2 3SS rose from £63,950 to £94,000, a change of £30,050. That works out to roughly +13.8% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Boscombe Place, WN2 3SS?

The current EPC rating for 8 Boscombe Place, WN2 3SS is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in May 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Boscombe Place, WN2 3SS?

8 Boscombe Place, WN2 3SS has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (786 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Boscombe Place, WN2 3SS heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Boscombe Place, WN2 3SS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Boscombe Place, WN2 3SS?

8 Boscombe Place, WN2 3SS is in council tax band C.

Where is 8 Boscombe Place, WN2 3SS located?

8 Boscombe Place, WN2 3SS sits in Hindley, Wigan, Wigan. It falls within the WN2 postcode district.

Which schools serve 8 Boscombe Place, WN2 3SS?

The closest primary school to 8 Boscombe Place, WN2 3SS is Hindley Junior and Infant School (445m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Outwood Academy Hindley (683m).

How well connected is 8 Boscombe Place, WN2 3SS?

The closest bus stop to 8 Boscombe Place, WN2 3SS is Close Lane, 186m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Boscombe Place, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3SS

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

73 m²

786 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Boscombe Place

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

8 Boscombe Place is a three-bedroom detached house in Hindley, Wigan, Wigan (WN2 3SS). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in June 2003. Across 2000–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £229,000 sits 143.6% above the 2003 sale of £94,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 23.4% below the postcode norm.

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
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff road

Building

Heating systemGas

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Boscombe Place, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3SS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Boscombe Place has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

4 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.

8 Boscombe Place's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£229,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.8% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2003)

£94,000

Growth on file: 13.8% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

12 June 2003Most recent
£94,000
+29.2%over 1 year
30 November 2001
£72,750
+13.8%over 1 year
15 June 2000
£63,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in WN2 3SS: £179,995 (2023–2018).

Nearby sales in WN2 3SS

On the street

Versus other Boscombe Place homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 8 Boscombe Place runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,288

Street avg £1,953

Strongly below

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 73 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

On par

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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.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Close Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Hindley Junior and Infant School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WN2 3SS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WN2 3SS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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