Apartment 1, 11 Bridgeman Terrace, Wigan, WN1 1SX

Apartment 1 is a mid-terrace house in Wigan (WN1 1SX). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. At 38 m² this is the 8th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 17–38 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (41 versus a best of 71).

Across 2013–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 32.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 is 70.3% below the 2019 sale of £558,451, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,365/sq ft) was about 106% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Sold October 2019 for £558,451.