9 Orrell Gardens, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8NA

9 Orrell Gardens is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 8NA). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 sits 237.8% above the 1999 sale of £67,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 49.9% below the postcode norm.