12 Bankwood, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8EY

12 Bankwood is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Shevington, Wigan, Wigan (WN6 8EY). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 25 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (25–54 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 72). The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in January 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 25 m² it's 21.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (32 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £99,000 sits 175% above the 2007 sale of £36,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 19.9% below the postcode norm.