3 Shortland Place, Bickershaw, Wigan, WN2 4AN

3 Shortland Place is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bickershaw, Wigan, Wigan (WN2 4AN). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in June 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 sits 78.2% above the 2007 sale of £87,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 187.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (62 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).