8b, Denton Grove, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0HU
About 8b
8b is a semi-detached house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 0HU). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Today's modelled estimate of £144,000 sits 60% above the 2021 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£90/sq ft) was about 33% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold May 2021 for £90,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Planning history
8b has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- A/21/92197/HH
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8b
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£144,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£90,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 May 2021Most recent
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 0HU: £134,950 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in WN5 0HU
Versus other Denton Grove homes
Price per m² for 8b lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£968
Street avg £1,605
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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Crime
2/mo
Steady 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







