14 Birch Avenue, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0EF

14 Birch Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Standish, Wigan, Wigan (WN6 0EF). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.

At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £250,000 sits 56.3% above the 2011 sale of £160,000. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in October 2011. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.