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 45 m² (around 484 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 45 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 top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (77 versus a worst of 20). The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good.

Held since December 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 45 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 top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 is 15% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 145.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.