Semi-Detached

4 SHAKESPEARE GROVE

WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5YA

£140,000

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View WN3 5YA

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Worlsey Mesnes Drive/Richmond Street	0.1 miles
Shop	Galloways	0.4 miles
Train station	Pemberton	0.9 miles
Hospital	Leigh Health Centre	5.9 miles
University	University of Chester - Warrington Campus	8.9 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

73 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1996-2002

Last sold

£140,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£1,918/m²

Local average

£180,077 (51 sales)

Street crime

1 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 30/05/2022

Expiry date: 29/05/2032

Current heating cost: £424/year

Potential heating cost: £403/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,970

Recommendations

Party wall insulation (£300 - £600)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£20)
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	30/01/2026	£140,000	Semi-detached	—	£141,591 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	£140,000
listed	03/12/2024	£134,000
sold	01/01/2006	£162,000

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
21 SNOWDEN AVENUE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5HP	£152,000	06/01/2026	Semi-detached
10 ADAMS DRIVE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5UH	£115,000	04/12/2025	Semi-detached
15 HUXLEY PLACE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5TQ	£180,000	30/04/2025	Semi-detached
11 HUXLEY PLACE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5TQ	£180,000	25/04/2025	Semi-detached
29 LONGFELLOW CLOSE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5YB	£105,000	27/10/2023	Semi-detached
32 SNOWDEN AVENUE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5HP	£131,000	02/12/2022	Semi-detached
11 HYDE CLOSE, WORSLEY MESNES, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5ED	£134,000	16/11/2022	Semi-detached
30 SNOWDEN AVENUE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5HP	£140,000	01/11/2022	Semi-detached
11 ADAMS DRIVE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5UH	£125,000	30/09/2022	Semi-detached
57 SNOWDEN AVENUE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5HP	£140,000	22/07/2022	Semi-detached
22 ADAMS DRIVE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5UH	£112,000	08/07/2022	Semi-detached
3 WORSLEY MESNES DRIVE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5YD	£117,500	24/01/2022	Semi-detached
34 SNOWDEN AVENUE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5HP	£115,500	18/11/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £134,385 (13 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 20.9%

10y growth 25.5%

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 £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, Warrington Road, WN3	£1,100/mo	3	0.39 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,100/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.79%

Max investor price (0.8%) £137,500

Target investor price (1%) £110,000

Gross yield 9.4%

Cost-to-rent ratio 10.6×

Monthly cashflow £414/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 12.2%

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
Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School	Primary	0.1 miles	Good — 11 Nov 2013
St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 3 Jul 2023
St James' Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 7 Mar 2011
Expanse Learning Wigan School	Other	0.3 miles	Good — 28 Apr 2022
St Paul's Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 21 Nov 2023

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
20/08/2007	14/07/2007	6	2

# 4 SHAKESPEARE GROVE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5YA

## Property details

- Slug: `8ddb8e7` (address key hash: `8ddb8e72be5b5e4288cc6ae5daa832a5ea67b3ab`)
- Postcode: WN3 5YA
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 73 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1996-2002
- Last sold: £140,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £1,918/m²
- Local average: £180,077 (51 sales)
- Street crime: 1 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £140,000
- Date: 2026-01-30
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 29/05/2032
- **Current heating cost:** £424/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,970

### Recommendations
- B4 (£300 - £600)
- E (£20)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2221-8121-4751-0222-9251)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-30 | £140,000 | Semi-detached | — | £141,591 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-222d-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 4 SHAKESPEARE GROVE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5YA | £140,000 | 30/01/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [155613002](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/234034e)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £140,000 |
| listed | 2024-12-03 | £134,000 |
| sold | 2006-01-01 | £162,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 21 SNOWDEN AVENUE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5HP | £152,000 | 06/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 10 ADAMS DRIVE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5UH | £115,000 | 04/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 15 HUXLEY PLACE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5TQ | £180,000 | 30/04/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 11 HUXLEY PLACE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5TQ | £180,000 | 25/04/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 29 LONGFELLOW CLOSE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5YB | £105,000 | 27/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 32 SNOWDEN AVENUE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5HP | £131,000 | 02/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 11 HYDE CLOSE, WORSLEY MESNES, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5ED | £134,000 | 16/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 30 SNOWDEN AVENUE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5HP | £140,000 | 01/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 11 ADAMS DRIVE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5UH | £125,000 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 57 SNOWDEN AVENUE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5HP | £140,000 | 22/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 22 ADAMS DRIVE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5UH | £112,000 | 08/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 WORSLEY MESNES DRIVE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5YD | £117,500 | 24/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 34 SNOWDEN AVENUE, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, WN3 5HP | £115,500 | 18/11/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £134,385 (13 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 20.9%
- **10y growth:** 25.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Wigan; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 30.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 71.2%

## 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, Warrington Road, WN3 | £1,100/mo | 3 | 0.39 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,100/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.79% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £137,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £110,000

*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 £1,100/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 9.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 10.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £414/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 12.2%

*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:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

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

## 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.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 11 Nov 2013 |
| St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 3 Jul 2023 |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 7 Mar 2011 |
| Expanse Learning Wigan School | Other | 0.3 miles | Good — 28 Apr 2022 |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 21 Nov 2023 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #4973126
- **Address:** 4 Shakespeare Grove, WIGAN, WN3 5YA
- **Certificate Issued:** 20/08/2007
- **Work Completed:** 14/07/2007
- **Items:** 6 window(s), 2 door(s)