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Golden Ball Cottage, Wigan Road, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 0BX

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
91 m²
980 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Golden Ball Cottage

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

Golden Ball Cottage is a detached house in Ashton-In-Makerfield, Wigan, Wigan (WN4 0BX). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £192,000 is 23.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 108.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £155,000 in July 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jan 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Golden Ball Cottage, Wigan Road, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 0BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Golden Ball Cottage has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£192,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£155,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 July 2021Most recent

    £155,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WN4 0BX: £170,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Wigan Road homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Golden Ball Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,703

Street avg £1,131

Strongly above

Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 95 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Golden Ball Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£187k

1 Alder Avenue, Ashton In Makerfield

WN4 0LS

3 bed1 bath
£213k

1 Argyll Close, Ashton In Makerfield

WN4 0ST

3 bed1 bath
£227k

1 Bolton Street, Ashton In Makerfield

WN4 0QG

3 bed2 bath
£228k

1 Chimes Road, Ashton In Makerfield

WN4 0LA

£229k

1 Dryden Avenue, Ashton In Makerfield

WN4 0JZ

3 bed1 bath
£230k

1 Clough Grove, Ashton In Makerfield

WN4 0LP

3 bed1 bath
£160k

1 Downall Green Road, Ashton In Makerfield

WN4 0DH

£231k

1 Austin Avenue, Ashton In Makerfield

WN4 0PZ

2 bed2 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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Land Gate Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WN4 0BX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WN4 0BX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WN4 0BX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Golden Ball Cottage, Wigan Road, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 0BX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.