8, St. James Road
8, St. James Road
Description & Estimates
8, St. James Road, Wigan is recorded publicly as a period leasehold house across 807 ft2 of internal area.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 8, St. James Road, Wigan is £162,486 and its rental estimate is £995 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
St. James Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 falls within the WN5 postal district, in the borough of Wigan.
Our Data Sources
8, St. James Road, Wigan has a single entry in the Land Registry from October 2023 and a single entry in the EPC database dated September 2023.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high 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 8, St. James Road, Wigan, we estimate a market value of £170,610 and a rental value of £1,045 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £151,112 and £925 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 8, St. James Road, Wigan has seen its estimated sale value move up by £3,373 (2.1%) and its estimated rental value increase by £34 per month (3.5%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 7.3%.
Energy Efficiency
8, St. James Road, Wigan has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 26 Sep 2023.
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 8, St. James Road, Wigan completed on 20th October 2023 at £137,000 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 dropped by 17.1% over the period since October 2023.
- Sold Oct 2023£137,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 8, St. James Road, Wigan have sold within a radius of 690 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 7th February 2025, was 15, Church Street, Wigan, WN5 8TG, a leasehold house which sold for £118,000.
Read more about house prices in WN5.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 116 addresses on St. James Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5, 8, St. James Road, Wigan comes out as the 105th largest and the 103rd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £30k less expensive than the average property across the WN5 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 400mOrrell Holgate Academy
- 400mSt James' Catholic Primary School Orrell
- 500mOrrell Newfold Community Primary School
- 500mUp Holland High School
- 1.3kmSt Peter's Catholic High School
- 1.9kmDean Trust Wigan
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Public Transport Nearby
From 8, St. James Road, Wigan, the nearest station is Orrell, 400 metres away.
- 400mOrrell
- 1.9kmUpholland
- 2.9kmPemberton
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.
