26b, Back Lane, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN6 9LH

26b is a three-bedroom detached house in Appley Bridge, Wigan, Wigan (WN6 9LH). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 is 27.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 39.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in May 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.