5 Kershaw Street, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0AW

5 Kershaw Street is a two-bedroom detached house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

At 76 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 is 46% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 35.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £100,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.