72, HAND LANE, LEIGH, WN7 3NA - £430,000

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

72 HAND LANE is a very large extended detached house of 154m², built sometime between 1967 and 1975. It was last sold for £430,000 in September 2022, which was around 48% above the average September 2022 detached price in the Wigan local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was February 2022, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

72 HAND LANE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows four sales for 72 HAND LANE 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 72 HAND LANE 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
2022 30 SEP	£430,000	£290,405	48% above HPI
2015 30 JAN	£250,000	£180,620	38% above HPI
2001 26 JAN	£110,000	£82,080	34% above HPI
1999 8 NOV	£94,000	£74,552	26% above HPI

72 HAND LANE 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 72 HAND LANE sales between November 1999 and September 2022 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 January 2015 sale was for 38% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 38% above the HPI over time, until the September 2022 sale, where it rises to 48% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 48% above the HPI.

How Large is 72 HAND LANE?

72 HAND LANE is 154m², which includes two extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in February 2022. This puts it in the largest 20% 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 72 HAND LANE lies on this distribution: 89% of detached houses houses are smaller than 72 HAND LANE, and 11% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Leigh.

72 HAND LANE: Plot and Title Map

72 HAND LANE sits on a plot of roughly 0.111 of an acre, or 448m². The below map shows the location of 72 HAND LANE, 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 72 HAND LANE). 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 72 HAND LANE?

72 HAND LANE is located in LEIGH, in the WN7 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 72 on HAND LANE.