Wigan & surrounding postcodes
EPC Wigan
Wigan borough reaches across seven WN postcode districts and two Manchester ones, while four neighbouring councils reach back into the WN area. Eco Futures covers all of it for domestic Energy Performance Certificates, so whichever side of a boundary a property falls on makes no difference. The WN1 district centre lies about 14 miles from Preston in a straight line, well inside the 40 miles we work within.
The assessor holds Elmhurst Energy accreditation for domestic assessments, and each finished certificate goes onto the national EPC register before its link is emailed over. Pricing starts at £65 for a home with up to three bedrooms, paid in full online at the point of booking.
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What it costs
£65 for up to 3 bedrooms.
Then £5 for each additional bedroom: £70 for a four-bed, £75 for a five-bed. Paid in full when you book, with nothing to pay on the day and no deposit.
Postcode districts we cover around Wigan
The WN postcode area runs from WN1 to WN8, and most of it sits inside Wigan borough. WN1 is the town centre, Wigan West, Ince, Standish with Langtree, and the Aspull, New Springs and Whelley ward. WN2 takes in Hindley, Hindley Green, Abram and part of Ince. WN3 covers Worsley Mesnes, Winstanley and the Douglas ward. WN4 is Ashton-in-Makerfield, Bryn and the Golborne and Lowton West ward. WN5 is Pemberton and Orrell, with Up Holland on its western edge in West Lancashire, and WN6 runs north through Shevington and the rest of Standish with Langtree, a Wigan ward whose postcodes fall in both WN1 and WN6. WN7 is Leigh, taking in Leigh Central and Higher Folds, Leigh South, Leigh West, Lowton East and the southern part of Atherton. Several of these districts cross a council boundary. Blackrod in WN1 and Westhoughton in WN2 belong to Bolton, and WN1 also reaches into Bolton’s Horwich South and Blackrod ward. Haydock in WN4 is St Helens, and the Billinge and Seneley Green ward reaches into both WN4 and WN5. The far side of WN6 reaches Eccleston, Heskin and Charnock Richard in Chorley, along with the West Lancashire parishes of Parbold and Wrightington. WN8 is different again, because Skelmersdale, Up Holland, Newburgh and Lathom are West Lancashire rather than Wigan. Atherton and Tyldesley, meanwhile, sit in the borough but carry M46 and M29 postcodes.
Wigan housing in the 2021 Census
The 2021 Census figures here are for the whole of Wigan borough, which takes in Leigh, Hindley, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Atherton and Tyldesley as well as Wigan itself. They describe a borough built around the semi-detached house. 45.6% of households live in a semi, 26.1% in a terrace and 19.2% in a detached house. Purpose-built flats account for 7.4%, and only 0.7% of households are in a converted or shared house. That is a settled suburban pattern, and it means most properties here are houses rather than flats.
The Census also records how those homes are heated. 83.9% of Wigan households have mains gas central heating only, and 5.2% have electric central heating only. A further 7.9% have two or more types of central heating that do not include renewable energy, and 0.3% have two or more types that do include it. Only 1.0% of households have no central heating at all.
Terraced housing is 26.1% of households, and what marks it out in Wigan is the figure sitting next to it. Just 0.7% of households live in a converted or shared house including bedsits, so subdivided addresses are rare across the borough and a terrace here is usually one whole dwelling taking a single certificate. Another 0.4% of households are in another kind of converted building and 0.5% in a commercial building such as a flat over a shop.
Detached houses are 19.2% of households, and bedroom count rather than floor area is what moves our fee, so a four-bedroom home is £70 and a five-bedroom one is £75. On bedrooms, the Census records 49.6% of Wigan households in a three-bedroom home, 28.2% in a two-bedroom home, 6.9% in a one-bedroom home and 15.2% in a home with four or more. On tenure, 66.4% of Wigan households own their home, 34.4% outright and 32.0% with a mortgage or loan. Private renting stands at 15.9%. Social renting accounts for 17.0% of households, 14.0% renting from the council and 3.0% from other social landlords, with shared ownership at 0.5% and 0.3% living rent free.
Housing mix and tenure figures: ONS Census 2021, tables TS044 and TS054, Wigan local authority.
Why Wigan households book an EPC
Putting a house on the market
Two thirds of Wigan households own their home. An EPC must be ordered for potential buyers before a property is marketed to sell, and the agent will ask for it with the listing.
Letting in the WN postcodes
Private renting covers 15.9% of Wigan households. A certificate must be ordered before a property is marketed to rent, and the domestic minimum energy efficiency standard sets a minimum level of EPC band E for privately rented homes.
After insulation, a new boiler or new glazing
An EPC is valid for ten years, and the certificate already on the register stays there until a newer one is lodged. If the house has been improved since, a new assessment is what puts the current rating on the public record.
Knowing the band before deciding what to improve
An EPC gives a property an energy efficiency rating from A at best to G at worst, and sets out steps to improve its energy efficiency. Whole-house retrofit advice is offered separately and quoted per property.
EPCs in Wigan, answered
- Is the price the same across the whole borough?
- Yes. Three bedrooms or fewer is £65 wherever the property is, and each bedroom above three adds £5, so £70 for a four-bed and £75 for a five-bed. The card payment covers the whole fee at the point of booking, so no balance falls due on the day of the visit.
- My postcode is WN8. Do you still cover me?
- Yes. WN8 covers Skelmersdale and Up Holland along with the West Lancashire villages of Newburgh, Lathom, Parbold and Wrightington, so it sits in West Lancashire rather than Wigan borough. Coverage is checked by postcode district, and every WN district is inside the 40 miles, as are the Bolton, St Helens, Chorley and West Lancashire edges of WN1, WN2, WN4, WN5 and WN6. If you are unsure, phone 07359 069886 or email info@ecofutures.uk before booking.
- How do I know the assessor is properly accredited?
- The visit is made by an Elmhurst Energy accredited domestic energy assessor, number EES/035222. Eco Futures is also TrustMark registered and an ECMK member. The finished certificate is lodged on the national EPC register and the link is emailed to you, so a buyer, a tenant or an agent can check the record for themselves.
- How soon can you come out to Wigan?
- We aim to arrange the visit within 24 hours of the order. You choose your preferred dates on the site after paying, then we phone to fix a time. The visit takes about 45 minutes for a typical property and longer for a large detached house. Once the assessment is lodged, the certificate and its register link are emailed to you within 2 to 24 hours.
- Which council covers my address, and does it change anything?
- It changes nothing about the price or the certificate. WN1 and WN2 run into Bolton, WN4 and WN5 into St Helens, WN5, WN6 and WN8 into West Lancashire, and WN6 into Chorley, while Atherton and Tyldesley sit in Wigan borough on M46 and M29 postcodes. An EPC is lodged on the same national register whichever council the address falls in.
- What happens if the EPC cannot be completed?
- If the EPC cannot be completed you receive a full refund. You also have a 14-day right to cancel after booking. There is no deposit at any stage and nothing to pay after the visit.
Book your Wigan EPC
Order online in a couple of minutes, or call and we will take the details over the phone. Either way the certificate is lodged on the national register and emailed to you.