What type of property is Apartment 5, 40 Orrell Gardens, WN5 8NA?

Apartment 5, 40 Orrell Gardens, WN5 8NA is a semi-detached house.

How energy efficient is Apartment 5, 40 Orrell Gardens, WN5 8NA?

The current EPC rating for Apartment 5, 40 Orrell Gardens, WN5 8NA is B with a score of 82 out of 100, lodged in November 2022. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Apartment 5, 40 Orrell Gardens, WN5 8NA?

Apartment 5, 40 Orrell Gardens, WN5 8NA has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (495 sq ft). That makes it about 46% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WN5 8NA. Source: EPC Register.

How is Apartment 5, 40 Orrell Gardens, WN5 8NA heated?

The latest EPC at Apartment 5, 40 Orrell Gardens, WN5 8NA records gas: mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Apartment 5, 40 Orrell Gardens, WN5 8NA located?

Apartment 5, 40 Orrell Gardens, WN5 8NA sits in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan. It falls within the WN5 postcode district.

Is Apartment 5, 40 Orrell Gardens, WN5 8NA in a safe area?

Police records around Apartment 5, 40 Orrell Gardens, WN5 8NA show an average of 22 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (14% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Apartment 5, 40 Orrell Gardens, WN5 8NA?

The closest primary school to Apartment 5, 40 Orrell Gardens, WN5 8NA is Orrell Holgate Academy (737m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Peter's Catholic High School (250m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Apartment 5, 40 Orrell Gardens, WN5 8NA?

The closest bus stop to Apartment 5, 40 Orrell Gardens, WN5 8NA is Orrell Gardens, 102m away. The nearest rail option is Orrell Rail Station, 1.1km away.

Are there any environmental risks at Apartment 5, 40 Orrell Gardens, WN5 8NA?

Strategic noise mapping records 60.63 dB daytime road noise at the postcode (and 53.24 dB at night), above the WHO 55 dB daytime guideline.

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Apartment 5, 40 Orrell Gardens, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8NA

EPC B

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 3

Floor area

46 m²

495 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 82

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About Apartment 5

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Apartment 5 is a semi-detached house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 8NA). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. At 46 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (46–46 m²). The latest certificate (November 2022) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average.

At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Apartment 5's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate

Nov 2022

EPC Rating

B82

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

0.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 3 November 2032

6 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Apartment 5, 40 Orrell Gardens, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8NA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apartment 5 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Apartment 5 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£137,000

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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 8NA: £226,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in WN5 8NA

On the street

Versus other Orrell Gardens homes

Three headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Apartment 5 runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

82 (B)

Street avg 83 (B)

On par

Floor Area

46 m²

Street avg 52 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

0.9 t/year

Street avg 1.0 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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8a, Flat 2, Orrell Road, Orrell

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Wigan district page.

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Crime

22/mo

Falling 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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WN5 8NA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

60.6dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for WN5 8NA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

53.2dB

Low

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