9 Bankes Avenue, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8HU
About 9 Bankes Avenue
9 Bankes Avenue is a semi-detached house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 8HU). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 72 m² it's 15.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 18 July 2022
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
9 Bankes Avenue has no planning applications on record.
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
9 Bankes Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£142,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 8HU: £185,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in WN5 8HU
17 Bankes Avenue, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8HU
Sold Oct 2025
£170,0003 Bankes Avenue, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8HU
Sold Nov 2023
£165,0005 Bankes Avenue, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8HU
Sold Feb 2023
£235,0007 Bankes Avenue, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8HU
Sold Jun 2021
£185,00013 Bankes Avenue, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8HU
Sold Oct 2020
£140,000
Versus other Bankes Avenue homes
9 Bankes Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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Crime
22/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.1dB