What kind of home is 18 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ?

18 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ is a semi-detached house.

How energy efficient is 18 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ?

The current EPC rating for 18 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in September 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ?

18 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (689 sq ft). That makes it about 18% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WN2 4HJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ use?

The latest EPC at 18 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 18 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ?

18 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ 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.

Which area is 18 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ in?

18 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ sits in Hindley Green, Wigan, Wigan. It falls within the WN2 postcode district.

What is crime like near 18 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ?

Police records around 18 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 78% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 18 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ?

The closest primary school to 18 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ is Hindley Green Community Primary School (156m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Outwood Academy Hindley (1.4km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 18 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ?

The closest bus stop to 18 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ is Organ Street, 143m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Buchanan Drive, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4HJ

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

64 m²

689 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 18 Buchanan Drive

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

18 Buchanan Drive is a semi-detached house in Hindley Green, Wigan, Wigan (WN2 4HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 64 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 25 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.

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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.

18 Buchanan Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Sept 2025

Current Certificate

Sept 2015

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 15 September 2025

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Mid 20th centurySemi-Detached BungalowEPC ENo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Buchanan Drive, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4HJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Buchanan Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 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.

18 Buchanan Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£187,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in WN2 4HJ: £210,500 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in WN2 4HJ

On the street

Versus other Buchanan Drive homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 18 Buchanan Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

53 (E)

Street avg 67 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

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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.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Organ Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Hindley Green Community Primary School. 23 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WN2 4HJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WN2 4HJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

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