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8 Chester Drive, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9JB

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
84 m²
905 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Chester Drive

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

8 Chester Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Ashton-In-Makerfield, Wigan, Wigan (WN4 9JB). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 905 sq ft) and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1998–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 sits 85.7% above the 2012 sale of £105,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 27.1% below the postcode norm. Last sold in August 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 84 m² it's 26.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 10 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

  • Bedrooms4
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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.

8 Chester Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Oct 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Chester Drive, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Chester Drive has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

7 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.

8 Chester Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£195,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£105,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 August 2012Most recent

    £105,000

    +26.5%over 9 years

  2. 17 July 2003

    £83,000

    +85.5%over 2 years

  3. 11 April 2001

    £44,750

    +1.7%over 2 years

  4. 23 April 1998

    £44,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WN4 9JB: £125,000 (2021–2017).

On the street

Versus other Chester Drive homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 8 Chester Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,248

Street avg £1,831

Strongly below

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 67 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Chester Drive

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

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearbyEnvironmental risk flagged

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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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.
£202k

1 Chester Drive, Ashton In Makerfield

WN4 9JB

4 bed1 bath
£387k

1 Carnegie Drive, Ashton In Makerfield

WN4 9SH

4 bed
£216k

1 Brooklands Avenue, Ashton In Makerfield

WN4 9JR

3 bed
£248k

1 Balliol Way, Ashton In Makerfield

WN4 9RD

3 bed1 bath
£529k

1 Chelwood Park, Ashton In Makerfield

WN4 9PH

4 bed3 bath
£132k

1 Adamson Street, Ashton In Makerfield

WN4 9PZ

3 bed
£294k

1 Chetwode Avenue, Ashton In Makerfield

WN4 9PP

3 bed1 bath
£155k

1 C Court, Ashton In Makerfield

WN4 9EA

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

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Mill Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

St Thomas CofE Primary School. 14 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 9JB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WN4 9JB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WN4 9JB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

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 8 Chester Drive, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9JB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.