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17 Sandbrook Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8UD

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Sandbrook Road

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

17 Sandbrook Road is a detached house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 8UD). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since June 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 101 m² it's 17.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 16 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £152,000 sits 78.8% above the 2006 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£78/sq ft) was about 36.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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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.

17 Sandbrook Road 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Feb 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Sandbrook Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8UD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

  1. May 2016
    SubdivisionAmendment
    In report

    Conversion of offices into two flats.

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    2016/0237/COU
    View planning record
  2. Oct 2015
    SubdivisionAmendment
    In report

    Conversion of offices into two flats.

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    2015/0789/COU
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 17 Sandbrook 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.
Current estimate

£152,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2006)

£85,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 June 2006Most recent

    £85,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 8UD: £175,000 (2024–2015).

On the street

Versus other Sandbrook Road homes

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

17 Sandbrook Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£842

Street avg £1,533

Below

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Sandbrook 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
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.

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

Delphside Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Up Holland High School. 17 schools nearby.

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

58.1dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for WN5 8UD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

50.0dB

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 17 Sandbrook Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8UD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.