47a, Wigan Road, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9AR

47a is a mid-terrace house in Ashton-In-Makerfield, Wigan, Wigan (WN4 9AR). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–107 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 10 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good.

Across 2021–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 is 19.3% below the 2022 sale of £150,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 400% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold March 2022 for £150,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.