1 Orrell Gardens, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8NA
About 1 Orrell Gardens
1 Orrell Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 8NA). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 89 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 29 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 is 29.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 65.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £191,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDetached
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Orrell Gardens has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
.To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to side
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- A/06/66671
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£191,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 June 2021Most recent
£191,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 8NA: £162,500 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in WN5 8NA
22 Orrell Gardens, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8NA
Sold Feb 2023
£226,00024 Orrell Gardens, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8NA
Sold Mar 2022
£162,50013 Orrell Gardens, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8NA
Sold May 2021
£260,0003 Orrell Gardens, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8NA
Sold Nov 2019
£155,00020 Orrell Gardens, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8NA
Sold Mar 2019
£122,000
Versus other Orrell Gardens homes
On price per m², 1 Orrell Gardens stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,146
Street avg £1,477
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Orrell Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Peter's Catholic High School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
60.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
53.2dB







