Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
18 Bankes Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 8HU). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £269,000 is 31.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 18.8% below the postcode norm. Sold November 2019 for £205,000.
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18 Bankes Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jul 2023
Certificate validity
Expired on 17 July 2023
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at 18 Bankes Avenue, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8HU
Extension: Side and rear of property
To extend dwellinghouse; two storey to side and rear following demolition of existing garage together with erection of conservatory to rear and canopy to front.
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18 Bankes Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£269,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 23 years.
£205,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 23 years.
8 November 2019Most recent
£205,000
+272.7%over 22 years10 January 1997
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 8HU: £185,000 (2025–2021).
17 Bankes Avenue, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8HU
Sold Oct 2025
3 Bankes Avenue, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8HU
Sold Nov 2023
5 Bankes Avenue, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8HU
Sold Feb 2023
7 Bankes Avenue, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8HU
Sold Jun 2021
13 Bankes Avenue, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8HU
Sold Oct 2020
18 Bankes Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,289
Street avg £1,769
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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Nearest stop
0.2 km
Chapel Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St John's CofE Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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