3 Buckland Drive, Wigan, WN5 0JR
About 3 Buckland Drive
3 Buckland Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Wigan (WN5 0JR). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sold April 2021 for £216,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 110 m² it's 22.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 23 EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £283,000 is 31% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 36.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageIntegral
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
3 Buckland Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
To extend dwellinghouse (Single storey to rear)
- Reference
- A/03/58237
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
3 Buckland Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£283,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 23 years.
£216,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
26 April 2021Most recent
£216,000
+21.7%over 15 years20 January 2006
£177,500
+14.5%over 1 year26 August 2004
£155,000
-3.1%30 June 2004
£160,000
+105.3%over 6 years27 February 1998
£77,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 0JR: £213,500 (2025–2024).
Versus other Buckland Drive homes
3 Buckland Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,964
Street avg £1,981
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Prescott Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Marsh Green Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB







