139 City Road, Wigan, WN5 0BA
About 139 City Road
139 City Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wigan (WN5 0BA). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 65 m² it's 17.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £142,000 is 49.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£136/sq ft) was about 35.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £95,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
139 City Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
139 City Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£142,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.7% per year over 17 years.
£95,000
Growth on file: 0.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
10 July 2022Most recent
£95,000
+19.5%over 8 years11 July 2013
£79,500
-6.5%over 7 years8 December 2005
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 0BA: £92,000 (2023–2012).
Versus other City Road homes
On floor area, 139 City Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,462
Street avg £1,295
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
Selkirk Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB







