What kind of home is 24 Smith Avenue, WN5 0BN?

24 Smith Avenue, WN5 0BN is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 24 Smith Avenue, WN5 0BN sell for?

24 Smith Avenue, WN5 0BN last sold for £171,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £126,000 in January 2007. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 24 Smith Avenue, WN5 0BN?

Across 3 sales between January 2007 and July 2022, 24 Smith Avenue, WN5 0BN rose from £126,000 to £171,000, a change of £45,000. That works out to roughly +2% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 24 Smith Avenue, WN5 0BN?

The current EPC rating for 24 Smith Avenue, WN5 0BN is E with a score of 44 out of 100, lodged in January 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 24 Smith Avenue, WN5 0BN?

24 Smith Avenue, WN5 0BN has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (1,055 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 55% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in WN5 0BN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 24 Smith Avenue, WN5 0BN use?

The latest EPC at 24 Smith Avenue, WN5 0BN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 24 Smith Avenue, WN5 0BN?

24 Smith Avenue, WN5 0BN is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 24 Smith Avenue, WN5 0BN in?

24 Smith Avenue, WN5 0BN sits in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan. It falls within the WN5 postcode district.

Is 24 Smith Avenue, WN5 0BN in a safe area?

Police records around 24 Smith Avenue, WN5 0BN show an average of 22 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (14% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 24 Smith Avenue, WN5 0BN?

The closest primary school to 24 Smith Avenue, WN5 0BN is Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy (807m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Dean Trust Wigan (766m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 24 Smith Avenue, WN5 0BN?

The closest bus stop to 24 Smith Avenue, WN5 0BN is Peter Street, 126m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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24 Smith Avenue, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0BN

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

98 m²

1055 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 44

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Freehold

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Overview

About 24 Smith Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

24 Smith Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 0BN). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 15.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 35.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £171,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

GarageDetached

Building

TenureFreehold
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

24 Smith Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jan 2024

Current Certificate

Jan 2014

EPC Rating

E44

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.8 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Expired on 2 January 2024

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 24 Smith Avenue, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

24 Smith Avenue has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 24 Smith Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£197,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£171,000

Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

12 July 2022Most recent
£171,000
+59.1%over 5 years
28 February 2017
£107,500
-14.7%over 10 years
26 January 2007
£126,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 0BN: £142,500 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in WN5 0BN

On the street

Versus other Smith Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 24 Smith Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,745

Street avg £1,477

Above

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£202k

1 Dean Crescent, Orrell

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WN5 0JR

3 bed

£176k

1 Alvanley Close

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3 bed

£242k

1 Ashington Close

WN5 0JT

3 bed2 bath

£150k

1 Canberra Road

WN5 0EG

3 bed1 bath

£139k

1 Blenheim Road

WN5 0EQ

3 bed1 bath

£127k

1 Cross Street, Orrell

WN5 0AH

2 bed1 bath

£352k

1 Ashridge Way, Orrell

WN5 0HD

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Wigan district page.

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Crime

22/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Peter Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Dean Trust Wigan. 25 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WN5 0BN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WN5 0BN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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