38a, Market Street, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3AN

38a is a mid-terrace house in Hindley, Wigan, Wigan (WN2 3AN). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). At 63 m² this is the 7th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–92 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Held since February 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 25.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 sits 59.4% above the 2006 sale of £69,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 34.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).