What kind of home is 5 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ?

5 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 5 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ last change hands?

5 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ last sold for £115,000 in April 2016, around 10 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ is E with a score of 42 out of 100, lodged in February 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ?

5 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (667 sq ft), around 21 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WN2 4HJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ use?

The latest EPC at 5 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ?

5 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 5 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ in?

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

What is crime like near 5 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ?

Police records around 5 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 5 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ?

The closest primary school to 5 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 5 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ?

The closest bus stop to 5 Buchanan Drive, WN2 4HJ is Organ Street, 143m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

62 m²

667 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 42

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 5 Buchanan Drive

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

5 Buchanan Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hindley Green, Wigan, Wigan (WN2 4HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.

At 62 m² it's 20.5% 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. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 sits 93.9% above the 2016 sale of £115,000. 10 years since the last transfer (April 2016).

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
Bathrooms1

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.

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Feb 2017

EPC Rating

E42

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 6 February 2027

4 months remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Buchanan Drive, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4HJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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.

5 Buchanan Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£223,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2016)

£115,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

7 April 2016Most recent
£115,000

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.

On epc rating, 5 Buchanan Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,855

Street avg £2,052

On par

Floor Area

62 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below

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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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1 Botesworth Close, Hindley Green

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1 Baxters Row, Hindley Green

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2 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

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

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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