5a, Acton Street, Wigan, WN1 2AH

5a is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wigan (WN1 2AH). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since September 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 sits 641.5% above the 1997 sale of £24,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£14/sq ft) was about 83.9% below the postcode norm.