78 City Road, Wigan, WN5 0BD
About 78 City Road
78 City Road is a mid-terrace house in Wigan (WN5 0BD). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 is 38.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 65.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £94,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
78 City Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
78 City Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£130,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.9% per year over 15 years.
£94,000
Growth on file: 0.9% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
25 March 2022Most recent
£94,000
+13.3%over 14 years16 August 2007
£83,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 0BD: £62,000 (2024–2020).
Versus other City Road homes
Years Held for 78 City Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,288
Street avg £899
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hartley Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB