9 Bennett Drive, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 7AR
About 9 Bennett Drive
9 Bennett Drive is a detached house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 7AR). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £479,000 sits 235.1% above the 1998 sale of £142,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£86/sq ft) was about 16.9% below the postcode norm. At 155 m² it's 19.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (130 m² median across 11 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 16 October 2024
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Planning history
9 Bennett Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
9 Bennett Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£479,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£142,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 December 1998Most recent
£142,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 7AR: £307,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in WN5 7AR
19 Bennett Drive, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 7AR
Sold Nov 2024
£470,00018 Bennett Drive, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 7AR
Sold Jun 2019
£325,0004 Bennett Drive, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 7AR
Sold Aug 2017
£307,00012 Bennett Drive, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 7AR
Sold Apr 2016
£288,00024 Bennett Drive, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 7AR
Sold Mar 2016
£218,000
Versus other Bennett Drive homes
Years Held for 9 Bennett Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£922
Street avg £1,878
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
22/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Marl Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Orrell Newfold Community Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB







