29a, Silverdale Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0DN

29a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 0DN). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 52 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–118 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 52 m² it's 27.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 33 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 sits 83.1% above the 2019 sale of £65,000. Most recent transfer: August 2019 at £65,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.