Terraced

139 BARNSLEY STREET

WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7HB

£122,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Buckley Street/Barnsley Street	0.1 miles
Shop	The Brick Shop - Wigan	0.3 miles
Train station	Wigan Wallgate	0.8 miles
Hospital	Leigh Health Centre	6.4 miles
University	University of Greater Manchester	8.5 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

79 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£122,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£1,544/m²

Local average

£148,781 (53 sales)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

This certificate expired on 04/05/2026. A new EPC may be required before the property can be marketed or let.

Current rating: E

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 05/05/2016

Expiry date: 04/05/2026 (expired)

Current heating cost: £906/year

Potential heating cost: £395/year

EPC E or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (1,500)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (1,200)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (6,000)
Increase hot water cylinder insulation (30)
Change heating to gas condensing boiler (7,000)
Solar water heating (6,000)
Replacement glazing units (1,400)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	06/03/2026	£122,000	Terraced	—	£124,693 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£122,000
listed	06/08/2025	£130,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
102 BARNSLEY STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7HZ	£145,000	19/12/2025	Terraced
23 HODGES STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7JB	£190,000	05/12/2025	Terraced
188 GIDLOW LANE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7AW	£125,000	24/11/2025	Terraced
170 BARNSLEY STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7HU	£138,000	25/07/2025	Terraced
11 RYLANDS STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7BL	£130,000	18/07/2025	Terraced
59 HODGES STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7JD	£205,000	04/07/2025	Terraced
213 GIDLOW LANE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7BP	£170,000	05/06/2025	Terraced
204 HODGES STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7JG	£140,000	03/12/2024	Terraced
105 BARNSLEY STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7HB	£200,000	18/10/2024	Terraced
39 NORFOLK STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7BH	£207,000	04/10/2024	Terraced
101 BARNSLEY STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7HB	£180,000	29/05/2024	Terraced
19 BEECH HALL STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7HX	£138,000	07/12/2023	Terraced
24 THROSTLENEST AVENUE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7AR	£120,000	07/11/2023	Terraced
107 BARNSLEY STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7HB	£146,680	26/10/2023	Terraced
113 BARNSLEY STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7HB	£175,000	26/10/2023	Terraced
125 BARNSLEY STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7HB	£122,750	23/10/2023	Terraced
29 HODGES STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7JB	£125,000	28/09/2023	Terraced
184 BARNSLEY STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7HU	£138,000	20/09/2023	Terraced
213 GIDLOW LANE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7BP	£124,000	14/09/2023	Terraced
21 NORFOLK STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7BH	£135,000	25/08/2023	Terraced

Area average: £152,722 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 11.2%

10y growth 47.3%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Wigan. Series: Terraced. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 3.7%

5y (index) 29.2%

10y (index) 70.1%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Wigan. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £667/mo

Realistic £741/mo

Optimistic £815/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Wigan.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Wigan: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Terraced House, Scot Lane, WN5	£825/mo	3	1.09 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £825/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.68%

Max investor price (0.8%) £103,125

Target investor price (1%) £82,500

Gross yield 8.1%

Cost-to-rent ratio 12.3×

Monthly cashflow £237/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 8%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Total incidents	0

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School	Primary	0.4 miles	Requires improvement — 23 May 2024
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 28 Mar 2018
Beech Hill Community Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 17 Nov 2022
St John Fisher Catholic High School	Secondary	0.5 miles	Good — 16 Nov 2010
Progress Schools Wigan	Other	0.5 miles	Requires improvement — 25 Apr 2024

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# 139 BARNSLEY STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7HB

## Property details

- Slug: `0163d9b` (address key hash: `0163d9b4ae9dabe0a033dafe5f0fe972888afa5a`)
- Postcode: WN6 7HB
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 79 m²
- EPC rating: E
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £122,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £1,544/m²
- Local average: £148,781 (53 sales)

## Latest sale

- Price: £122,000
- Date: 2026-03-06
- Type: T
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** E
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 04/05/2026 — **EXPIRED** (no longer valid for marketing or letting)
- **Current heating cost:** £906/year

### Recommendations
- B (1,500)
- W1 (1,200)
- W2 (6,000)
- C (30)
- T (7,000)
- N (6,000)
- O3 (1,400)
- U (8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0758-8094-7275-4446-4994)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-06 | £122,000 | Terraced | — | £124,693 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-2db4-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 139 BARNSLEY STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7HB | £122,000 | 06/03/2026 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [165413201](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/997b0a7)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £122,000 |
| listed | 2025-08-06 | £130,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 102 BARNSLEY STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7HZ | £145,000 | 19/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 23 HODGES STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7JB | £190,000 | 05/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 188 GIDLOW LANE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7AW | £125,000 | 24/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 170 BARNSLEY STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7HU | £138,000 | 25/07/2025 | Terraced |
| 11 RYLANDS STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7BL | £130,000 | 18/07/2025 | Terraced |
| 59 HODGES STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7JD | £205,000 | 04/07/2025 | Terraced |
| 213 GIDLOW LANE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7BP | £170,000 | 05/06/2025 | Terraced |
| 204 HODGES STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7JG | £140,000 | 03/12/2024 | Terraced |
| 105 BARNSLEY STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7HB | £200,000 | 18/10/2024 | Terraced |
| 39 NORFOLK STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7BH | £207,000 | 04/10/2024 | Terraced |
| 101 BARNSLEY STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7HB | £180,000 | 29/05/2024 | Terraced |
| 19 BEECH HALL STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7HX | £138,000 | 07/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 24 THROSTLENEST AVENUE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7AR | £120,000 | 07/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 107 BARNSLEY STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7HB | £146,680 | 26/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 113 BARNSLEY STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7HB | £175,000 | 26/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 125 BARNSLEY STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7HB | £122,750 | 23/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 29 HODGES STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7JB | £125,000 | 28/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 184 BARNSLEY STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7HU | £138,000 | 20/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 213 GIDLOW LANE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7BP | £124,000 | 14/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 21 NORFOLK STREET, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN6 7BH | £135,000 | 25/08/2023 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £152,722 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 11.2%
- **10y growth:** 47.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Wigan; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 29.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 70.1%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Wigan). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £667/mo
- **Realistic:** £741/mo
- **Optimistic:** £815/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Wigan (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Scot Lane, WN5 | £825/mo | 3 | 1.09 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £825/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.68% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £103,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £82,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £825/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 8.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 12.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £237/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 8%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

- **Total incidents:** 0

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Requires improvement — 23 May 2024 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 28 Mar 2018 |
| Beech Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 17 Nov 2022 |
| St John Fisher Catholic High School | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Good — 16 Nov 2010 |
| Progress Schools Wigan | Other | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement — 25 Apr 2024 |