43a, Sandbrook Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8UD
About 43a
43a is a four-bedroom detached house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 8UD). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.
Held since April 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £412,000 sits 194.3% above the 1999 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 15.1% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
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Planning history
43a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
43a has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£412,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£140,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 April 1999Most recent
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 8UD: £175,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in WN5 8UD
24 Sandbrook Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8UD
Sold May 2024
£200,00020 Sandbrook Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8UD
Sold May 2019
£215,00034 Sandbrook Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8UD
Sold Feb 2017
£175,00030 Sandbrook Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8UD
Sold Dec 2007
£160,00017 Sandbrook Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8UD
Sold Jun 2006
£85,000
Versus other Sandbrook Road homes
On years held, 43a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,120
Street avg £1,502
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
Delphside Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Up Holland High School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.0dB







