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About 53 Church Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
53 Church Street is a semi-detached house in Leigh (WN7 1AY). It has a recorded floor area of 263 m² (around 2831 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £473,000 sits 237.9% above the 2021 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 33.6% below the postcode norm. At 263 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold December 2021 for £140,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
53 Church Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 53 Church Street, Leigh, WN7 1AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A HMO conversion application was refused at 53 Church Street in 2022.
- Mar 2023ConditionsAgreed
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 in respect of application A/22/93252/CU
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£473,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2021)
£140,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Church Street homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
53 Church Street outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£532
Street avg £2,024
Floor Area
263 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Nearest stop
0.1 km
Silk Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Leigh CofE Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WN7 1AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 49 points of interest in total.
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