Flat, 537 Wigan Road, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 0BX

Flat is an end-of-terrace house in Ashton-In-Makerfield, Wigan, Wigan (WN4 0BX). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 64 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (64–140 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 32 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since April 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 sits 300% above the 2005 sale of £29,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£42/sq ft) was about 46.5% below the postcode norm. At 64 m² it's 29.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 31 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.