25 Abbey Drive, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8RW
About 25 Abbey Drive
25 Abbey Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 8RW). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1490 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2006–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 sits 54.4% above the 2012 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 19.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 14 years since the last transfer (August 2012).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
25 Abbey Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jan 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
25 Abbey Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
To extend dwellinghouse; single storey to rear
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- A/06/66995
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 25 Abbey Drive
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
25 Abbey Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£301,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.9% per year over 6 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: -1.9% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
20 August 2012Most recent
£195,000
-11.4%over 6 years30 March 2006
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 8RW: £220,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in WN5 8RW
Versus other Abbey Drive homes
Price per m² for 25 Abbey Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,409
Street avg £2,296
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Abbey Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Orrell Holgate Academy. 19 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.3dB







