63 Buchanan Road, Wigan, WN5 9SB
About 63 Buchanan Road
63 Buchanan Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wigan (WN5 9SB). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on smokeless coal. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 sits 56% above the 2022 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 37% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold January 2022 for £100,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
63 Buchanan Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Apr 2025SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion of existing dwelling into 2 self-contained flats with associated external alterations
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- A/25/098408/FULL
- Jun 2022OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of timber outbuilding in rear garden to be used as ancillary office/accommodation
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- A/22/93444/HH
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 63 Buchanan 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.
- 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.
£156,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£100,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 January 2022Most recent
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN5 9SB: £71,000 (2025–2014).
Versus other Buchanan Road homes
On epc rating, 63 Buchanan Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,220
Street avg £1,080
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Buchanan Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Mark's CofE Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







