8a, Denton Grove, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0HU
About 8a
8a is a semi-detached house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 0HU). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 75 m² it's 16.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 sits 50.5% above the 2018 sale of £95,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold September 2018 for £95,000.
Energy performance
8a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 September 2028
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 8a, Denton Grove, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0HU
- Feb 2020DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
To extend dwellinghouse single storey to side and rear following the demolition of existing garage, car port and rear extensions
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- A/19/87672/HH
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Sales history & valuation
8a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£143,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£95,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 September 2018Most recent
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 0HU: £134,950 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in WN5 0HU
Versus other Denton Grove homes
EPC Rating for 8a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,267
Street avg £1,555
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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Crime
22/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Smith Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Marsh Green Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB







