18 Grovewood Drive, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN6 9JF
About 18 Grovewood Drive
18 Grovewood Drive is a detached house in Appley Bridge, Wigan, Wigan (WN6 9JF). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2015. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in March 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 is 27% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 24.5% below the postcode norm.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 18 Grovewood Drive.
1 application on record at 18 Grovewood Drive, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN6 9JF
- Jul 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
To extend dwellinghouse, part single storey and part two storey to rear
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- A/22/93396/HH
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Sales history & valuation
18 Grovewood Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£249,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 19 years.
£195,995
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
6 March 2015Most recent
£195,995
+3.2%20 February 2015
£190,000
-11.6%over 10 years3 February 2005
£215,000
+207.4%over 8 years29 August 1996
£69,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN6 9JF: £243,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in WN6 9JF
6 Grovewood Drive, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN6 9JF
Sold Oct 2025
£245,0001 Grovewood Drive, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN6 9JF
Sold Sept 2024
£243,00016 Grovewood Drive, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN6 9JF
Sold Nov 2023
£255,00011 Grovewood Drive, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN6 9JF
Sold May 2021
£210,0009 Grovewood Drive, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN6 9JF
Sold Mar 2021
£200,000
Versus other Grovewood Drive homes
Price per m² for 18 Grovewood Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,798
Street avg £2,854
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Mill Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Shevington Vale Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB







