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About 9 The Convent
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
9 The Convent is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leigh (WN7 1EF). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 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 64 m² this is the 4th 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. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2018 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 0.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 is 15.4% above the 2022 sale price. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £104,000. 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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Concierge
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)
Jan 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
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.
9 The Convent's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£120,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.6% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2022)
£104,000
Growth on file: 0.6% per year over 19 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.
CO₂ Emissions for 9 The Convent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,625
Street avg £1,850
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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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