264 City Road, Wigan, WN5 0BJ
About 264 City Road
264 City Road is a mid-terrace house in Wigan (WN5 0BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor.
Held since May 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 sits 315.6% above the 1998 sale of £32,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£35/sq ft) was about 61.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 85 m² it's 22.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 8 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 264 City Road.
- Dec 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
To extend dwellinghouse two storey to rear
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- A/15/81649/HH
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 264 City Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
264 City Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£133,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£32,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 May 1998Most recent
£32,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 0BJ: £120,000 (2024–2020).
Versus other City Road homes
Price per m² for 264 City Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£376
Street avg £1,339
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Peter Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Dean Trust Wigan. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB