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3 sales on record
About 7 The Convent
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
7 The Convent is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leigh (WN7 1EF). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 72 m² this is the 6th 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, with this unit at the top. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2021 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £137,000 is 11.8% above the 2021 sale price. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £122,500 in July 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- ParkingYes
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)
May 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.9 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.
7 The Convent's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£137,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2021)
£122,500
Growth on file: 1.2% 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.
7 The Convent outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,701
Street avg £1,840
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WN7 1EF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Everything within walking distance
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