7 Blackledge Close, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8TB

7 Blackledge Close is a detached house in Orrell, Wigan, Wigan (WN5 8TB). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 sits 142.1% above the 2003 sale of £118,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 58.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.