22 Dean Crescent, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0HY

22 Dean Crescent is a four-bedroom detached house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 0HY). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 333 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 31 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (31–119 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (85 versus a worst of 45). The latest certificate (May 2010) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 43 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £131,000 is 15.4% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 246.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.