4 Abbey Drive, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8RW
About 4 Abbey Drive
4 Abbey Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 8RW). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 is 24.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 60.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it's 29.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 10 EPCs). Sold June 2021 for £196,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
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Planning history
4 Abbey Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Abbey Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£244,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 22 years.
£196,500
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£196,500
+241.7%over 21 years15 December 1999
£57,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 8RW: £220,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in WN5 8RW
Versus other Abbey Drive homes
4 Abbey Drive is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,729
Street avg £2,164
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.3dB