68 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8HD
About 68 Orrell Road
68 Orrell Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 8HD). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 47 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. Today's modelled estimate of £127,000 sits 164.6% above the 2017 sale of £48,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£50/sq ft) was about 30.1% below the postcode norm. On the market in February 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
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Energy performance
68 Orrell Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
68 Orrell Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
68 Orrell Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£127,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£48,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 February 2017Most recent
£48,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 8HD: £65,500 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in WN5 8HD
Versus other Orrell Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 68 Orrell Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£533
Street avg £823
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Chapel Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St John's CofE Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB