1Coal development high-risk area: Inside mapped area
Past mining can affect the ground and planned building work.
Ask the conveyancer whether a coal mining search is needed.
3 Birch Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9EA
Last sale£100,000Apr 2023 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Wigan terrace prices£117,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Coal development high-risk areaInside mapped area
EnergyEPC CJul 2022
MapN ↑114 m ↔
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3 things to check
2Leasehold: Lease documents needed
The lease term and charges affect future costs and mortgage options.
Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
3Radon: Testing advised
Higher-radon area (3–5% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.
Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
＋ Flood risk very low · EPC C
Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.
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If it moved with Wigan terrace prices
£117,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2023 | £100,000 | Terraced | Leasehold | Category B: additional transaction |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £128,500 · 1 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Birch Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9EA | Aug 2025 | £128,500 | Terraced | Leasehold |
| 25 Birch Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9EA | Mar 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 3 Birch Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9EA | Apr 2023 | £100,000 | Terraced | Leasehold |
| 20 Birch Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9EA | Sep 2021 | £174,500 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 22 Birch Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9EA | Sep 2021 | £170,000 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
| 7 Birch Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9EA | Sep 2020 | £125,000 | Terraced | Leasehold |
| 10 Birch Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9EA | Jun 2020 | £117,500 | Terraced | Leasehold |
| 11 Birch Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9EA | Oct 2019 | £85,000 | Other property | Leasehold |
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The land
Coal development high-risk area: Inside mapped area
Past mining can affect the ground and planned building work.
Ask the conveyancer whether a coal mining search is needed.
Radon: Testing advised
Higher-radon area (3–5% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.
Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
＋ Flood risk very low
Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.
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EPC C
Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.
Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
- Floor area
- 77 m²
- Potential EPC band
- B
- Age band
- England and Wales: before 1900
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)
- Roof (certificate wording)
- Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation
- Windows (certificate wording)
- Fully double glazed
- Heating (certificate wording)
- Boiler and radiators, mains gas
- Building height
- Unavailable
Living
Broadband in the area
Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%
Full fibre in the local authority: 88.1%
Schools nearby
- Chowbent Primary SchoolPrimary · 135 m · Standards maintained
- St Philip's CofE Primary School, AthertonPrimary · 165 m · Good
- Parklee Primary SchoolPrimary · 746 m · Not judged
- Rowan Tree Primary School759 m · School remains Outstanding
- Meadowbank Primary SchoolPrimary · 803 m · Good
- St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School AthertonPrimary · 926 m · School remains Good
- Atherton High SchoolSecondary · 969 m · Good
- Sacred Heart RC Primary SchoolPrimary · 1113 m · School remains Good
- Hindsford CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · 1133 m · Not judged
- Atherton St George's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · 1230 m · Good
- Fred Longworth High SchoolSecondary · 1342 m · School remains Good
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 3 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: Unavailable
M46 9EA →Before you offer
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Lease documents
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Next steps
Ask a surveyor to confirm Level 2 or Level 3 after reviewing the age, condition and alterations.
Ask the conveyancer about local authority, drainage, environmental, flood and mining searches appropriate to this address.
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Questions for your surveyor and conveyancer
Ask the surveyor
Which survey level covers this home’s condition, damp, cracks and any alterations?
- Radon: Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
Ask the conveyancer
Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?
- Coal development high-risk area: Ask the conveyancer whether a coal mining search is needed.
- Leasehold: Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
Sources and licences
Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026
Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved.
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