278 Wigan Road, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0AD

278 Wigan Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Standish, Wigan, Wigan (WN6 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include notable views.

It changed hands recently, sold May 2025 for £525,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 157 m² it's 17.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (134 m² median across 19 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2005–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£311/sq ft) was about 116.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.