2b, Warrington Road, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9PL

2b is a semi-detached house in Ashton-In-Makerfield, Wigan, Wigan (WN4 9PL). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (January 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 46 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–112 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (20 versus a best of 71).

Held since December 2006 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £145,000 is 20.8% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 160.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.