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25 St James Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8SS

4 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
84 m²
904 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 25 St James Road

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

25 St James Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 8SS). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £136,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £175,000 is 28.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£151/sq ft) was about 35.8% 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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • GarageYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 25 St James Road

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 25 St James Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8SS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

25 St James Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

7applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 25 St James Road

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.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Current estimate

£175,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£136,500

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 November 2021Most recent

    £136,500

    +5.2%over 14 years

  2. 19 August 2007

    £129,750

    +35.2%over 3 years

  3. 27 May 2004

    £96,000

    +86.4%over 1 year

  4. 20 June 2002

    £51,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 8SS: £140,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other St James Road homes

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

On price per m², 25 St James Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,625

Street avg £1,392

Strongly above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 85 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 25 St James Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£161k

1 Beechwood Crescent, Orrell

WN5 8NL

2 bed
£200k

1 Coniston Avenue, Orrell

WN5 8PR

2 bed
£170k

1 Crantock Road

WN5 8AR

3 bed1 bath
£200k

1 Croft Avenue, Orrell

WN5 8TW

3 bed1 bath
£209k

1 Brindley Street

WN5 8ET

3 bed
£200k

1 Cotswold Avenue

WN5 8JZ

4 bed1 bath
£175k

1 Beaford Close

WN5 8LB

£174k

1 Brentwood

WN5 8DX

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.
Full Wigan report

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

Church Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Orrell Holgate Academy. 19 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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 8SS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WN5 8SS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.7dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for WN5 8SS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.5dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 25 St James Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8SS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.