8 Dobson Close, Wrightington, Wigan, WN6 9ES
About 8 Dobson Close
8 Dobson Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Wrightington, Wigan, Wigan (WN6 9ES). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 9 years since the last transfer (March 2017). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £396,000 is 27.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 19.6% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 8 Dobson Close.
2 applications on record at 8 Dobson Close, Wrightington, Wigan, WN6 9ES
- Nov 2007ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey extensions to both side elevations
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2007/1157/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionDec 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£396,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 16 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2017Most recent
£310,000
+63.2%over 11 years18 April 2005
£189,950
+48.4%over 3 years5 July 2001
£128,000
+12.3%over 7 months15 December 2000
£114,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN6 9ES: £400,000 (2023–2014).
Nearby sales in WN6 9ES
2 Dobson Close, Wrightington, Wigan, WN6 9ES
Sold Aug 2023
£400,0006 Dobson Close, Wrightington, Wigan, WN6 9ES
Sold Feb 2023
£480,0003 Dobson Close, Wrightington, Wigan, WN6 9ES
Sold May 2014
£239,95010 Dobson Close, Wrightington, Wigan, WN6 9ES
Sold Aug 2000
£87,50012 Dobson Close, Wrightington, Wigan, WN6 9ES
Sold Oct 1999
£87,500
Versus other Dobson Close homes
8 Dobson Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,742
Street avg £2,556
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 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
Wrightington Hospital — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB







