18 Ascroft Avenue, Wigan, WN6 8PA
About 18 Ascroft Avenue
18 Ascroft Avenue is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wigan (WN6 8PA). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 is 40% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 34.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £90,000 in February 2023.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
18 Ascroft Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 18 Ascroft Avenue, Wigan, WN6 8PA
- Apr 2023ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension projecting 3.50 metres, height to eaves 2.50 metres and height to ridge 2.70 metres
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- A/23/95200/PDE
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Sales history & valuation
18 Ascroft Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£126,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£90,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 February 2023Most recent
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN6 8PA: £76,000 (2025–2017).
Versus other Ascroft Avenue homes
On co₂ emissions, 18 Ascroft Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,216
Street avg £1,014
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Thicknesse Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St John Fisher Catholic High School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







