Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Fir Tree Drive, Ince, Wigan, WN3 4UQ
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
102 m²
1096 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 3 Fir Tree Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Fir Tree Drive is a semi-detached house in Ince, Wigan, Wigan (WN3 4UQ). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1096 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Fir Tree 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Oct 2020
Current Certificate
Oct 2010EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 October 2020
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Fir Tree Drive, Ince, Wigan, WN3 4UQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Fir Tree Drive has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Fir Tree Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£168,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 WN3 4UQ: £155,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in WN3 4UQ
Versus other Fir Tree Drive homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 Fir Tree Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Taylors Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Mary's CofE Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WN3 4UQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB
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80 dB
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