71a, Loch Street, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0AN
About 71a
71a is an end-of-terrace house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 0AN). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 63 m² this is the 9th smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–114 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
71a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
71a 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
71a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£122,000
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 0AN: £70,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in WN5 0AN
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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. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB