2 Bedford Street, Pemberton, Wigan, WN5 8ES
About 2 Bedford Street
2 Bedford Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Pemberton, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 8ES). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (April 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft.
At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £102,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 is 35.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 27.4% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Bedford Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
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Planning history
2 Bedford Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£138,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 16 years.
£102,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
2 March 2021Most recent
£102,000
+41.7%over 7 years17 September 2013
£72,000
-24.2%over 7 years10 August 2006
£95,000
+53.2%over 1 year1 June 2005
£62,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 8ES: £83,500 (2024–1999).
Versus other Bedford Street homes
On epc rating, 2 Bedford Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£864
Street avg £1,110
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Kilshaw Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB







