Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

20 YEW TREE CLOSE

LEIGH, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN7 5DA

£242,500

Location

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Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Corner Lane/Bexhill Drive 0.1 miles
Shop Lovers Lane Garage 1.1 miles
Train station Daisy Hill 1.4 miles
Hospital Leigh Health Centre 1.6 miles
University University of Greater Manchester 5.3 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

2

Floor area

72 m²

EPC rating

B

Last sold

£242,500 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£3,368/m²

Local average

£237,011 (71 sales)

Street crime

1 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: B

Potential rating: A

Inspection date: 21/04/2021

Expiry date: 20/04/2031

Current heating cost: £200/year

Potential heating cost: £200/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,500

Recommendations

  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event Date Price Type % change Today’s value (HPI) Action
Sold 02/03/2026 £242,500 Semi-detached +27.6% £247,837 to April 2026 View transaction
Sold 30/04/2021 £189,995 Semi-detached — £247,457 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 £242,500
listed 25/10/2025 £240,000
sold 01/01/2021 £189,995

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Sold comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
79 BEXHILL DRIVE, LEIGH, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN7 5TQ £229,000 12/12/2025 Semi-detached
30 TAUNTON AVENUE, LEIGH, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN7 5PT £220,000 21/07/2025 Semi-detached
950 ATHERTON ROAD, HINDLEY GREEN, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN2 4TA £220,000 20/11/2023 Semi-detached
399 WESTLEIGH LANE, LEIGH, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN7 5PU £165,000 17/11/2023 Semi-detached
82 TIVERTON AVENUE, LEIGH, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN7 5BF £222,500 10/11/2023 Semi-detached
75 CORNER LANE, LEIGH, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN7 5PY £125,000 27/10/2023 Semi-detached
80 TIVERTON AVENUE, LEIGH, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN7 5BF £205,000 22/11/2022 Semi-detached
19 HEATH GARDENS, HINDLEY GREEN, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN2 4TF £135,000 15/11/2022 Semi-detached
916 ATHERTON ROAD, HINDLEY GREEN, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN2 4TA £249,999 11/11/2022 Semi-detached
3 POLEGATE DRIVE, LEIGH, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN7 5TB £203,000 21/10/2022 Semi-detached
954 ATHERTON ROAD, HINDLEY GREEN, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN2 4TA £208,000 31/08/2022 Semi-detached
38 PEMBROKE ROAD, HINDLEY GREEN, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN2 4TG £175,000 24/06/2022 Semi-detached
27 BEXHILL DRIVE, LEIGH, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN7 5TF £179,000 17/06/2022 Semi-detached
13 HARBERN DRIVE, LEIGH, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN7 5PP £250,000 10/05/2022 Semi-detached
15 CARR COMMON ROAD, HINDLEY GREEN, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN2 4TD £135,000 04/05/2022 Semi-detached
29 PEMBROKE ROAD, HINDLEY GREEN, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN2 4TG £175,000 27/01/2022 Semi-detached
922 ATHERTON ROAD, HINDLEY GREEN, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN2 4TA £215,000 13/01/2022 Semi-detached
7 TAUNTON AVENUE, LEIGH, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN7 5PT £163,000 07/01/2022 Semi-detached
31 PEMBROKE ROAD, HINDLEY GREEN, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN2 4TG £130,000 06/12/2021 Semi-detached
28 PEMBROKE ROAD, HINDLEY GREEN, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN2 4TG £169,000 29/11/2021 Semi-detached

Area average: £188,675 (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 8.2%
10y growth 79.2%

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

1y (index) 3.9%
5y (index) 30.2%
10y (index) 71.2%

Rental Range

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

Low £670/mo
Realistic £744/mo
Optimistic £818/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Wigan.

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

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
2 Bed Terraced House, Corner Lane, WN7 £800/mo 2 0.04 miles OpenRent
1 Bed Bungalow, Netherfields, WN7 £800/mo 1 1.06 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £800/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.33%
Max investor price (0.8%) £100,000
Target investor price (1%) £80,000
Gross yield 4%
Cost-to-rent ratio 25.3×
Monthly cashflow £-260/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -4.4%
  • 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

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 1
Total incidents 1

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
Hindley Green Community Primary School Primary 0.6 miles Good — 2 Jul 2014
The Westleigh School Secondary 0.6 miles Good — 15 Dec 2022
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green Primary 0.6 miles — (Inspected (no overall grade))
St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green Primary 0.7 miles Good — 13 Dec 2012
Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School Primary 0.7 miles Good — 20 May 2015

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