1 Birchley Avenue, Billinge, Wigan, WN5 7QW
About 1 Birchley Avenue
1 Birchley Avenue is a detached house in Billinge, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 7QW). It has a recorded floor area of 262 m² (around 2820 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £717,000 is 25.8% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 17.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
Energy performance
1 Birchley Avenue'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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Planning history
- Feb 2021OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a single storey pitched roof outbuilding.
- Agent
- TR Architectural Services
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2020/0907/HHFP
- May 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey extensions to the side and rear and a single storey extension to the side.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2010/0260
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Birchley Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£717,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 7 years.
£570,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
17 August 2016Most recent
£570,000
+29.5%over 6 years5 February 2010
£440,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 7QW: £315,000 (2021–2001).
Nearby sales in WN5 7QW
16 Birchley Avenue, Billinge, Wigan, WN5 7QW
Sold Feb 2021
£562,5003 Birchley Avenue, Billinge, Wigan, WN5 7QW
Sold Mar 2006
£315,0004 Birchley Avenue, Billinge, Wigan, WN5 7QW
Sold Jan 2005
£344,50022 Birchley Avenue, Billinge, Wigan, WN5 7QW
Sold Nov 2001
£269,9506 Birchley Avenue, Billinge, Wigan, WN5 7QW
Sold Jul 1999
£128,500
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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
Trent Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB







