50 Macdonald Street, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0AJ
About 50 Macdonald Street
50 Macdonald Street is a semi-detached house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 0AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 87 m² it's 21.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
50 Macdonald Street 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
50 Macdonald Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
50 Macdonald Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£117,000
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 WN5 0AJ: £90,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in WN5 0AJ
62 Macdonald Street, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0AJ
Sold May 2025
£90,00059 Macdonald Street, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0AJ
Sold Sept 2024
£90,00056 Macdonald Street, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0AJ
Sold Sept 2024
£76,00066 Macdonald Street, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0AJ
Sold May 2024
£100,00060 Macdonald Street, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0AJ
Sold Nov 2016
£81,500
Versus other Macdonald Street homes
EPC Rating for 50 Macdonald Street lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
32 (F)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Loch Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB







