2 James Square, Standish, Wigan WN6 0JB

Semi-Detached flat · Built 1976-1982 · 57 m² · Owner-Occupied · Electric storage heaters

Upgrade Plan

DC for £6,000 · £6,000 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Cavity wall insulation£500 – £1,500£2124.7 yrs+4.7 pts
Floor insulation£4,000 – £6,000£28317.6 yrs+6.3 pts · reaches C

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

£1,641
per year at grade D
£1,146
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £495 a year — a 8.3% annual return on £6,000.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2021, states £1,064 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

16 December 2021£97,000
17 January 2014£82,000
25 May 2012£58,750

Estimated today: £110,222 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation

James Square: 22 sales since 1995 · £137,167 average over 10 years

Schools nearby

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

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
St Marie's Catholic Primary School StandishPrimary0.2 mi
Wood Fold Primary SchoolPrimary0.4 mi
Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary0.5 mi
Standish Community High SchoolSecondary0.3 miProgress 8 -0.07 · average (2023/24)
Shevington High SchoolSecondary1.0 miProgress 8 -0.18 · average (2023/24)
St John Fisher Catholic High SchoolSecondary2.3 miProgress 8 -0.58 · well below average (2023/24)

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.

James Square

How this home sits against its street.

26
graded homes
69.3
average score
C
most common grade
-10.3
this home vs street
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