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159, Simpkin Street, Wigan is recorded publicly as a mid-century leasehold house across 1,205 ft2 of internal area.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 159, Simpkin Street, Wigan is £245,464 and its rental estimate is £1,211 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Simpkin Street, Abram, Wigan, WN2 falls within the WN2 postal district, in the borough of Wigan.
159, Simpkin Street, Wigan has a single entry in the Land Registry from January 2023 and a single entry in the EPC database dated June 2022.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 159, Simpkin Street, Wigan, we estimate a market value of £257,737 and a rental value of £1,271 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £228,282 and £1,126 per month respectively.
Over the last year, 159, Simpkin Street, Wigan has seen its estimated sale value fall by £185 (0.1%) and its estimated rental value move up by £15 per month (1.2%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.9%.
159, Simpkin Street, Wigan has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 17 Jun 2022.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
The most recent sale of 159, Simpkin Street, Wigan completed on 20th January 2023 at £165,500 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a leasehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 14.3% over the period since January 2023.
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 159, Simpkin Street, Wigan have sold within a radius of 900 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 23rd September 2025, was 74, Simpkin Street, Wigan, WN2 5PT, a freehold house which sold for £215,000.
Read more about house prices in WN2.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Of the 148 addresses on Simpkin Street, Abram, Wigan, WN2, 159, Simpkin Street, Wigan comes out as the 35th largest and the 22nd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £59k more expensive than the average property across the WN2 district.
From 159, Simpkin Street, Wigan, the nearest station is Ince (Manchester), 3.2 kilometres away.
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around 159, Simpkin Street, Wigan, 59.4% of property is privately owned outright and 32.1% is privately owned with a mortgage.
The graph below shows how this compares to North West and the rest of England & Wales.
The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around 159, Simpkin Street, Wigan, 15.8% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 20.1% as possessing degree level qualifications.
The graph below shows how this compares to North West and the rest of England & Wales.
The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around 159, Simpkin Street, Wigan, the average age was 38 and the most common age was 37.
The graph below shows how this compares to North West and the rest of England & Wales
The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.
In the area around 159, Simpkin Street, Wigan, 0.8% of property was a second home.
Comparison figures for North West and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.
The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around 159, Simpkin Street, Wigan, there are an average of 1.6 cars per household.
See below for how this compares to North West and the rest of England & Wales.