2 Braithwaite, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8BP
About 2 Braithwaite
2 Braithwaite is a four-bedroom detached house in Shevington, Wigan, Wigan (WN6 8BP). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 is 22.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 22.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2020 for £285,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
2 Braithwaite sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 Braithwaite has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 2 Braithwaite, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8BP
- Aug 2004ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to side/rear (including conservatory).
Extension- Reference
- A/04/61719
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£285,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 September 2020Most recent
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN6 8BP: £217,000 (2021–2002).
Nearby sales in WN6 8BP
8 Braithwaite, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8BP
Sold Sept 2021
£370,0001c, Braithwaite, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8BP
Sold Aug 2015
£250,0001b, Braithwaite, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8BP
Sold Jun 2010
£180,0001a, Braithwaite, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8BP
Sold Jan 2002
£126,9954 Braithwaite, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8BP
Sold Aug 2000
£100,000
Versus other Braithwaite homes
On epc rating, 2 Braithwaite runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,096
Street avg £2,003
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Plough and Harrow — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.9dB







