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About 3 The Convent
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 The Convent is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leigh (WN7 1EF). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. At 63 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–157 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to D across 9 units on file. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 52). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 27.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £130,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Parkingallocated
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F26
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 The Convent's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£141,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2021)
£130,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Orchard Lane homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 The Convent is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,063
Street avg £1,795
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Leigh Infirmary — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Leigh St John's CofE Primary. 28 schools nearby.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Everything within walking distance
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