Apartment 5, 1 Meadowgate, Wigan, WN6 7QH

Apartment 5 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wigan (WN6 7QH). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band A. At 53 m² this is the 8th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–66 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £105,000 is 11.8% below the 2007 sale of £118,995, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. Held since November 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).