The Orchards 2a, Avon Road, Billinge, Wigan, WN5 7QU
About The Orchards 2a
The Orchards 2a is a detached house in Billinge, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 7QU). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
The Orchards 2a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 May 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
The Orchards 2a has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Retention of a conservatory to the side and rear of the existing property.
Retrospective- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2007/1042
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Sales history & valuation
The Orchards 2a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£398,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 7QU: £275,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in WN5 7QU
Versus other Avon Road homes
Floor Area for The Orchards 2a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 102 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Avon Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







