3, AVOCET CLOSE, LEIGH, WN7 1LA - £330,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

3 AVOCET CLOSE is a very large detached house of 167m², built sometime between 1991 and 1995. It was last sold for £330,000 in September 2017, which was around 63% above the average September 2017 detached price in the Wigan local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was August 2017, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was C.

3 AVOCET CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows four sales for 3 AVOCET CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the four sales, along with the average detached price in the Wigan local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the four 3 AVOCET CLOSE sales were for above the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2017 29 SEP	£330,000	£202,651	63% above HPI
1999 24 MAY	£125,500	£73,086	72% above HPI
1997 2 SEP	£116,000	£70,761	64% above HPI
1996 29 NOV	£114,950	£67,660	70% above HPI

3 AVOCET CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Wigan local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The four 3 AVOCET CLOSE sales between November 1996 and September 2017 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the May 1999 sale was for 72% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 72% above the HPI over time, until the September 2017 sale, where it falls to 63% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 63% above the HPI.

How Large is 3 AVOCET CLOSE?

3 AVOCET CLOSE is 167m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in August 2017. This puts it in the largest 10% of detached houses houses in Leigh, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Leigh, and where 3 AVOCET CLOSE lies on this distribution: 92% of detached houses houses are smaller than 3 AVOCET CLOSE, and 8% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Leigh.

3 AVOCET CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

3 AVOCET CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.114 of an acre, or 461m². The below map shows the location of 3 AVOCET CLOSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 3 AVOCET CLOSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 3 AVOCET CLOSE?

3 AVOCET CLOSE is located in LEIGH, in the WN7 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 3 on AVOCET CLOSE.