8 Chapel Street, Bickershaw, Wigan, WN2 5TS

8 Chapel Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bickershaw, Wigan, Wigan (WN2 5TS). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–94 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 72). The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £98,000 is 30.7% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 223.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2023 at £75,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.