68 DARLINGTON STREET EAST
WIGAN, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER WN1 3AT
£450 pcm
Property details
Floor area
101 m²
EPC rating
D
Deprivation
Decile 1 (1,129 of 33,755)
Street crime
0 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)
Key features
- 3 Double Bedrooms
- 2 Reception Rooms
- Fitted Kitchen
- Bathroom with Shower
- Rear Courtyard Garden
- Gas Central Heating
- Laminated Floors
- Highly Convenient Location
Additional details
- Garden
- Yes
Description
The property offers spacious accommodation and briefly comprises entrance hall, lounge, dining room, new kitchen, new downstairs bathroom with shower. Upstairs there are three double bedrooms.
The property has partial double glazing and full gas central heating.
Outside to the rear is a small courtyard garden
GROUND FLOOR
Entrance Hall
Access to the first floor
Lounge
Large bay window, laminate floor, radiator
Dining Room
French doors leading out to rear, tiled floor, radiator, access to kitchen
Kitchen
Window to side, tiled floor, brand new modern fitted kitchen with cooker hob.
Bathroom
Window to rear, tiled floor, brand new three piece suite comprising bath with electric shower over, WC and wash basin, white splash back tiles
FIRST FLOOR
Three double bedrooms.
Listed by
Wigan
The Property Franchise Group
Reference: 29437525
EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost
Current rating: D
Potential rating: B
Inspection date: 12/04/2013
Expiry date: 11/04/2023 (expired)
Est. upgrade cost to C: £29,750
Recommendations
- Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£100 - £350)
- 50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
- Floor insulation (£800 - £1,200)
- Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£25)
- Upgrade heating controls (£350 - £450)
- Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
- Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
- Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£9,000 - £14,000)
Flood risk
Zone: 1
Risk: Low
Job (default Low)
EPC Graphs
EPC Graph
Rental Range
Estimated market rent for Wigan. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.
Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Wigan.
LHA (30th percentile) floor for Wigan: £593/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)
Location
Nearby
Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).
| Type | Name | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bus stop | Darlington Street East/Spring Street | 0.0 miles |
| Shop | Unknown | 0.0 miles |
| Shop | Wigan Mini Market | 0.0 miles |
| Bus stop | Darlington Street East/Cambridge Street | 0.0 miles |
| Train station | Wigan North Western | 0.4 miles |
| Train station | Ince | 0.5 miles |
| Hospital | Leigh Health Centre | 5.3 miles |
| Hospital | Bolton Hospice | 7.8 miles |
| University | University of Greater Manchester | 7.9 miles |
| University | University of Bolton Orlando Village Residence | 8.3 miles |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Outstanding — 23 Dec 2014 |
| St Catharine's CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 14 Sep 2023 |
| CEWE School | Other | 0.3 miles | Good — 2 Jul 2023 |
| Britannia Bridge Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 20 Jun 2023 |
| Douglas Valley Nursery School | Nursery | 0.5 miles | Outstanding — 27 Dec 2013 |
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 Semi-Detached House, Queen St, WN3 | £995/mo | 3 | 0.4 miles | OpenRent |
Average rent: £995/mo (1 listing)