40, Melrose Avenue
40, Melrose Avenue
Description & Estimates
40, Melrose Avenue, Leigh is recorded publicly as an early-century freehold house across 764 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 179 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 40, Melrose Avenue, Leigh is £130,364 and its rental estimate is £824 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Melrose Avenue, Leigh, WN7 falls within the WN7 postal district, in the borough of Wigan.
Our Data Sources
40, Melrose Avenue, Leigh has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in July 2015 and a single entry in the EPC database dated July 2024.
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.
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 40, Melrose Avenue, Leigh, we estimate a market value of £136,882 and a rental value of £865 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £121,238 and £766 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 40, Melrose Avenue, Leigh has seen its estimated sale value rise by £3,488 (2.7%) and its estimated rental value move up by £32 per month (3.9%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 7.6%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 40, Melrose Avenue, Leigh as measuring 179 m2.
That makes it the 6th largest plot in the postcode, where 27 of the 31 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
40, Melrose Avenue, Leigh has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 03 Jul 2024.
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 40, Melrose Avenue, Leigh completed on 28th July 2015 at £68,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 65.1% over the period since July 2015.
- Sold Jul 2015£68,000
- Sold Apr 2001£36,950
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 40, Melrose Avenue, Leigh have sold within a radius of 750 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 27th October 2023, was 27, Melrose Avenue, Leigh, WN7 5PQ, a freehold house which sold for £135,000.
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 82 addresses on Melrose Avenue, Leigh, WN7, 40, Melrose Avenue, Leigh comes out as the 28th largest and the 37th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £57k less expensive than the average property across the WN7 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 700mLeigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School
- 700mTwelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
- 900mWestleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School
- 500mThe Westleigh School
- 2.5kmOutwood Academy Hindley
- 2.8kmAtherton High School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 40, Melrose Avenue, Leigh, the nearest station is Daisy Hill, 2.7 kilometres away.
- 2.7kmDaisy Hill
- 3.2kmHag Fold
- 3.9kmHindley
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
