2 Alker Street, Wigan, WN5 9BW
About 2 Alker Street
2 Alker Street is an end-of-terrace house in Wigan (WN5 9BW). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Across 2020–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 97.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 79 m² it's 19% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 12 EPCs). Sold October 2022 for £126,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
2 Alker Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
25applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£129,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.7% per year over 2 years.
£126,000
Growth on file: 16.7% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
16 October 2022Most recent
£126,000
+33.3%over 1 year4 December 2020
£94,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 9BW: £112,500 (2024–2021).
Versus other Alker Street homes
2 Alker Street is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£1,595
Street avg £914
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Mark's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Mark's CofE Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.8dB