Apartment 3, 79 Wigan Road, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0JU

Apartment 3 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Standish, Wigan, Wigan (WN6 0JU). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 59 m² this is the 5th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–71 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (76 versus a best of 86). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 is 22.1% below the 2006 sale of £165,500, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. Held since September 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm.