53 City Road, Wigan, WN5 0AZ
About 53 City Road
53 City Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Wigan (WN5 0AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 sits 63.6% above the 2019 sale of £82,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 17.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it's 17.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £82,500 in December 2019.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Because the property has no mains gas supply and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
53 City Road 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
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Sales history & valuation
53 City Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£135,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£82,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 December 2019Most recent
£82,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 0AZ: £89,000 (2025–2011).
Versus other City Road homes
EPC Rating for 53 City Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,146
Street avg £1,287
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bell Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB