1 Hermitage Close, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN6 9JQ

1 Hermitage Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Appley Bridge, Wigan, Wigan (WN6 9JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Held since May 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 36.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £206,000 sits 151.2% above the 2002 sale of £82,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 41% below the postcode norm. At 71 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 4 EPCs).