170 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QD

End-Terrace house · Built 1930-1949 · 62 m² · Rented (Private) · Boiler and radiators, mains gas

Upgrade Plan

DB for £16,500 · £8,250 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Floor insulation£5,000 – £10,000£3050+ yrs+7.3 pts · reaches C
Solar photovoltaic panels£8,000 – £10,000£2750+ yrs+6.7 pts · reaches B

Grants verified 20 August 2026. Costs are the register’s indicative ranges. Savings are restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. Points per measure are estimated from 19.9 million certificates and rescaled to this home’s own certificate delta; the total is the register’s figure.

Running costs

£963
per year at grade D
£906
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £57 a year — a 0.3% annual return on £16,500.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2025, states £890 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

18 April 2019£117,500
22 November 2013£108,000
1 October 2013£112,500
19 October 2007£127,000
1 September 2006£124,000
17 April 2003£77,000
29 March 1999£39,000

Estimated today: £185,687 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation

Gathurst Road: 279 sales since 1995 · £221,262 average over 10 years

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Orrell Holgate AcademyPrimary0.8 mi
Orrell Lamberhead Green AcademyPrimary0.8 mi
St John's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary1.0 mi
St Peter's Catholic High SchoolSecondary0.3 miProgress 8 -0.12 · average (2023/24)
Dean Trust WiganSecondary0.7 miProgress 8 -1.12 · well below average (2023/24)
Up Holland High SchoolSecondary1.3 miAttainment 8 48.8 · no Progress 8 published

Schools from the DfE register, performance from the KS4 performance tables. Progress 8 is a GCSE measure, so primaries have none. Distance is straight-line from the postcode, not a catchment: admission is decided by the school, not by us.

Gathurst Road

How this home sits against its street.

127
graded homes
61
average score
D
most common grade
+6.0
this home vs street
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