The Observer Buildings, Flat 1, Rowbottom Square, Wigan, WN1 1LN
About The Observer Buildings
The Observer Buildings is a mid-terrace house in Wigan (WN1 1LN). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2022); the latest reading is one band lower. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 62 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 sits 55.6% above the 2023 sale of £76,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 37.1% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: February 2023 at £76,500.
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Energy performance
The Observer Buildings sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Floor insulation added or improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
The Observer Buildings has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The Observer Buildings valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£119,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£76,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 February 2023Most recent
£76,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WN1 1LN: £70,100 (2023–2023).
Nearby sales in WN1 1LN
The Observer Buildings, Flat 4, Rowbottom Square, Wigan, WN1 1LN
Sold Apr 2023
£70,100The Observer Buildings, Flat 6, Rowbottom Square, Wigan, WN1 1LN
Sold Mar 2023
£70,100The Observer Buildings, Flat 3, Rowbottom Square, Wigan, WN1 1LN
Sold Mar 2023
£70,100The Observer Buildings, Flat 17, Rowbottom Square, Wigan, WN1 1LN
Sold Mar 2023
£76,500The Observer Buildings, Flat 12, Rowbottom Square, Wigan, WN1 1LN
Sold Feb 2023
£70,100
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
College Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Wigan and Leigh College. 27 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.1dB