1a, Kershaw Street, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0AW

1a is a two-bedroom detached house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 is 28% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 90.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £132,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.