18 Gidlow Avenue, Wigan, WN6 7PF

18 Gidlow Avenue is a semi-detached house in Wigan (WN6 7PF). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (February 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 41), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (140 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 is 40.1% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£151/sq ft) was about 20.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.