What type of property is 16 Holcroft Drive, WN2 5YP?

16 Holcroft Drive, WN2 5YP is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 16 Holcroft Drive, WN2 5YP sell for?

16 Holcroft Drive, WN2 5YP last sold for £160,000 in December 2025. Before that, it sold for £185,995 in April 2008, so prices have been falling over 18 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 16 Holcroft Drive, WN2 5YP changed over time?

Across 2 sales between April 2008 and December 2025, 16 Holcroft Drive, WN2 5YP fell from £185,995 to £160,000, a change of £25,995. That works out to roughly -0.8% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16 Holcroft Drive, WN2 5YP?

The current EPC rating for 16 Holcroft Drive, WN2 5YP is C with a score of 75 out of 100, lodged in June 2025. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 16 Holcroft Drive, WN2 5YP?

16 Holcroft Drive, WN2 5YP has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (1,023 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WN2 5YP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 16 Holcroft Drive, WN2 5YP heated?

The latest EPC at 16 Holcroft Drive, WN2 5YP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 16 Holcroft Drive, WN2 5YP?

16 Holcroft Drive, WN2 5YP is in council tax band D.

Where is 16 Holcroft Drive, WN2 5YP located?

16 Holcroft Drive, WN2 5YP sits in Abram, Wigan, Wigan. It falls within the WN2 postcode district.

Is 16 Holcroft Drive, WN2 5YP in a safe area?

Police records around 16 Holcroft Drive, WN2 5YP 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.

Which schools serve 16 Holcroft Drive, WN2 5YP?

The closest primary school to 16 Holcroft Drive, WN2 5YP is St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram (1.4km), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Golborne High School (2.7km).

How well connected is 16 Holcroft Drive, WN2 5YP?

The closest bus stop to 16 Holcroft Drive, WN2 5YP is Dover Lock, 636m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Holcroft Drive, Abram, Wigan, WN2 5YP

Extendable

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

95 m²

1023 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 75

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 16 Holcroft Drive

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

16 Holcroft Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Abram, Wigan, Wigan (WN2 5YP). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2015. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Across 2008–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 sits 60% above the 2025 sale of £160,000. A recent sale: £160,000 in December 2025. At 95 m² it's 15.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 54 EPCs).

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
Bathrooms2

Outside

GarageYes

Building

Extension potentialPossible

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jun 2025

EPC Rating

C75

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 25 June 2035

8 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Holcroft Drive, Abram, Wigan, WN2 5YP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Holcroft Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

8 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.

16 Holcroft Drive's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£256,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.8% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£160,000

Growth on file: -0.8% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

22 December 2025Most recent
£160,000
-14.0%over 17 years
22 April 2008
£185,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in WN2 5YP: £198,000 (2026–2024).

Nearby sales in WN2 5YP

On the street

Versus other Holcroft Drive homes

Four headline reads against 53 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

16 Holcroft Drive is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£1,684

Street avg £1,801

On par

Floor Area

95 m²

Street avg 121 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly above

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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.

£284k

1 Crabtree Cottages, Lee Lane, Abram

WN2 5QS

3 bed1 bath

£219k

1 Ansford Avenue, Abram

WN2 5PQ

3 bed2 bath

£200k

1 Byron Close, Abram

WN2 5PY

3 bed

£140k

1 Croal Avenue, Platt Bridge

WN2 5EY

3 bed

£280k

1 Coverdale Close, Platt Bridge

WN2 5EN

4 bed

£184k

1 Beech Grove, Abram

WN2 5YG

2 bed1 bath

£150k

1 Ashwood Avenue, Abram

WN2 5YE

4 bed

£271k

1 Brock Place, Platt Bridge

WN2 5FJ

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

0.6 km

Dover Lock — bus stop.

Closest school

1.4 km

St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WN2 5YP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WN2 5YP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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