What type of property is 8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR?

8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR?

8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR last sold for £237,000 in December 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £125,500 in December 2018, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR?

Across 2 sales between December 2018 and December 2021, 8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR rose from £125,500 to £237,000, a change of £111,500. That works out to roughly +23.5% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR?

The current EPC rating for 8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in August 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR?

8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (581 sq ft), around 18 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 34% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WN5 8TR. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR?

8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR has council approval for single-storey side extension granted in May 2019 under ref. 2019/0117/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR?

8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR located?

8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR sits in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan. It falls within the WN5 postcode district in Lancashire.

Is 8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR in a safe area?

Police records around 8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR 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 8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR?

The closest primary school to 8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR is St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell (389m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Up Holland High School (407m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR?

The closest bus stop to 8 Delphside Road, WN5 8TR is Delphside Road, 130m away. The nearest rail option is Orrell Rail Station, 561m away.

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8 Delphside Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8TR

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

54 m²

581 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Freehold

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Overview

About 8 Delphside Road

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

8 Delphside Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 8TR). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 is 20.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£408/sq ft) was about 160% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2021 for £237,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
DrivewayYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Aug 2024

Current Certificate

Aug 2014

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 12 August 2024

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Planning

Planning history

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

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

1 application on record at 8 Delphside Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8TR

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May 2019
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey extenson to the side of the existing dwelling.
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
2019/0117/FUL
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£285,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 23.5% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£237,000

Growth on file: 23.5% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

6 December 2021Most recent
£237,000
+88.8%over 3 years
3 December 2018
£125,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 8TR: £205,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in WN5 8TR

On the street

Versus other Delphside Road homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Delphside Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,389

Street avg £1,855

Strongly above

Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

22/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Delphside Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell. 18 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.8dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for WN5 8TR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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