Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
31 Woodford Street, Wigan, WN5 8AY
3 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
77 m²
829 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 31 Woodford Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
31 Woodford Street is an end-of-terrace house in Wigan (WN5 8AY). 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 (June 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 is 21.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 28.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £110,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 June 2033
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Jun 2023from Jan 2013
Low Energy Lighting
29%100%
More low energy lighting installed
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 31 Woodford Street, Wigan, WN5 8AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
31 Woodford Street has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
7 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.
31 Woodford Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£134,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2021)
£110,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
26 August 2021Most recent
£110,000
+57.1%over 2 years16 November 2018
£70,000
+91.8%over 17 years28 June 2001
£36,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 8AY: £78,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in WN5 8AY
Apartment 1, 2 Woodford Street, Wigan, WN5 8AY
Sold Dec 2025
£78,500Apartment 2, 2 Woodford Street, Wigan, WN5 8AY
Sold Sept 2025
£81,500Apartment 7, 2 Woodford Street, Wigan, WN5 8AY
Sold Jul 2024
£57,500Apartment 11, 2 Woodford Street, Wigan, WN5 8AY
Sold Jun 2024
£84,000Apartment 8, 2 Woodford Street, Wigan, WN5 8AY
Sold May 2022
£77,000
Versus other Woodford Street homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for 31 Woodford Street lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 63 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Crime
22/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Woodford Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St John's CofE Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WN5 8AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB
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80 dB
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