Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Wood Street, Newtown, Wigan, WN5 0UQ
3 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
77 m²
829 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
About 2 Wood Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Wood Street is an end-of-terrace house in Newtown, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 0UQ). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2009. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 sits 94.3% above the 2017 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 49.4% below the postcode norm. Last sold in October 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
2 Wood Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 October 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Oct 2020from Oct 2009
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Wood Street, Newtown, Wigan, WN5 0UQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Wood Street has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£136,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2017)
£70,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
10 October 2017Most recent
£70,000
+22.8%over 5 years6 January 2012
£57,000
+18.8%over 8 years7 August 2003
£47,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 0UQ: £121,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in WN5 0UQ
Versus other Wood Street homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for 2 Wood Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£909
Street avg £1,704
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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Crime
22/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Albert Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Mark's CofE Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WN5 0UQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.0dB
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65 dB
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80 dB
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