5 Dowling Close, Standish Lower Ground, Wigan, WN6 8LS

5 Dowling Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Standish Lower Ground, Wigan, Wigan (WN6 8LS). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £290,000 sits 81.3% above the 2014 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 36.7% below the postcode norm. 12 years since the last transfer (October 2014). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.