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8 Cambridge Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8PL

1 planning record

Estimated value

£304,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£325,000)-6%
  • Against WN5 8PL's recent median (£207,000)+47%

Newest record on this page: April 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
116 m²
1249 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Freehold
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£304,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£325,000)-6%
  • Against WN5 8PL's recent median (£207,000)+47%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 8 Cambridge Road is modelled from its 116 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WN5 8PL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    116 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2017

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in WN5 8PL

    5 sales, median £207,000 (2026–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: April 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 Cambridge Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 August 2025Most recent

    £325,000

    +120.3%over 4 years

  2. 3 June 2021

    £147,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 8PL: £207,000 (2026–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 8 Cambridge Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8PL. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 8 Cambridge Road

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

8 Cambridge Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 8PL). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

A recent sale: £325,000 in August 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 116 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 23 EPCs). Across 2021–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 77.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Previously extendedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Cambridge Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Jan 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 6 January 2027

1 month remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Cambridge Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8PL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Cambridge Road has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 8 Cambridge Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8PL

1decisions1extensions5documents7nearby
  1. Feb 2022
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    To extend dwellinghouse -single storey to side

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    A/21/92860/HH
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On the street

Versus other Cambridge Road homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 8 Cambridge Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,802

Street avg £1,735

Strongly above

Floor Area

116 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.9 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below
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

Gathurst Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

St Peter's Catholic High School. 18 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • St Peter's Catholic High SchoolSecondary595m
  • St John Rigby RC Sixth Form College16 plus862m
  • Dean Trust WiganSecondary1.1km
  • Orrell Lamberhead Green AcademyPrimary1.3km

Nearest stops

  • Gathurst RoadBus stop118m
  • Cambridge RoadBus stop143m
  • Derwent RoadBus stop193m
  • Spring RoadBus stop206m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences106 reports40%
  • Public Order30 reports11%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson23 reports9%
  • Anti-social Behaviour21 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

58.5dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for WN5 8PL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

51.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Cambridge Road is modelled from its 116 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WN5 8PL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 8 Cambridge Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 Cambridge Road was lodged in January 2017 at band E and is valid until January 2027. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 8 Cambridge Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 18 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WN5 8PL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
8 Cambridge Road is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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