3, Birchwood Close
3, Birchwood Close
Description & Estimates
3, Birchwood Close, Leigh is recorded publicly as a modern freehold house across 1,410 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 327 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 3, Birchwood Close, Leigh is £458,767 and its rental estimate is £1,663 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Birchwood Close, Leigh, WN7 falls within the WN7 postal district, in the borough of Wigan.
Our Data Sources
3, Birchwood Close, Leigh has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in July 2019 and a single entry in the EPC database dated March 2018.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
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 3, Birchwood Close, Leigh, we estimate a market value of £481,706 and a rental value of £1,746 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £426,654 and £1,547 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 3, Birchwood Close, Leigh has seen its estimated sale value move up by £4,507 (1.0%) and its estimated rental value increase by £36 per month (2.2%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.3%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 3, Birchwood Close, Leigh as measuring 327 m2.
That makes it the 7th largest plot in the postcode, where all 13 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
3, Birchwood Close, Leigh has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 28 Mar 2018.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 3, Birchwood Close, Leigh completed on 19th July 2019 at £300,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have dropped by 11.4% over the period since July 2019.
- Sold Jul 2019£300,000
- Sold Oct 1998£79,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 3, Birchwood Close, Leigh have sold within a radius of 620 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 28th July 2023, was 12, The Pines, Leigh, WN7 3JS, a freehold house which sold for £400,000.
Read more about house prices in WN7.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 13 addresses on Birchwood Close, Leigh, WN7, 3, Birchwood Close, Leigh comes out as the 3rd largest and the 2nd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £272k more expensive than the average property across the WN7 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 600mChrist Church CofE Primary School, Pennington
- 900mSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh
- 1.2kmLeigh St Mary's CofE Primary School
- 1.9kmBedford High School
- 2.3kmLowton Church of England High School
- 3.1kmThe Westleigh School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 3, Birchwood Close, Leigh, the nearest station is Atherton, 5.3 kilometres away.
- 5.3kmAtherton
- 5.4kmHag Fold
- 5.8kmDaisy Hill
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
