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About 5 The Convent
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 The Convent is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leigh (WN7 1EF). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 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. Period features are noted in the property record. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (53–157 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to D across 9 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2020 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 50.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £130,000 in May 2025. At 53 m² it's 25.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 8 EPCs).
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period features
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£140,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2025)
£130,000
Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 21 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.
On years held, 5 The Convent runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,453
Street avg £1,746
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 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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