3 Macdonald Street, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0AL
About 3 Macdonald Street
3 Macdonald Street is a mid-terrace house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £144,000 sits 69.4% above the 2025 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 69.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £85,000. At 61 m² it's 21.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 20 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
3 Macdonald Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
3 Macdonald Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£144,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£85,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 June 2025Most recent
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 0AL: £83,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in WN5 0AL
23 Macdonald Street, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0AL
Sold Jun 2025
£140,0006 Macdonald Street, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0AL
Sold Jun 2023
£80,00031 Macdonald Street, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0AL
Sold Jun 2022
£120,00022 Macdonald Street, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0AL
Sold Feb 2020
£83,00033 Macdonald Street, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0AL
Sold Feb 2019
£72,000
Versus other Macdonald Street homes
3 Macdonald Street is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£1,393
Street avg £976
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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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
Chapel Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB







