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43a, Sandbrook Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8UD

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
125 m²
1345 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 43a

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

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.

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

  • Bedrooms4
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 43a

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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 43a, Sandbrook Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8UD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

43a 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 43a

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.

43a has been held in the same hands since before 2000.

Current estimate

£412,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1999)

£140,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 April 1999Most recent

    £140,000

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.

On years held, 43a stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,120

Street avg £1,502

Below

Floor Area

125 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 43a

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.

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 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 43a, Sandbrook Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8UD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.