3 Beech Crescent, Leigh, WN7 3JL

3 Beech Crescent is a five-bedroom detached house in Leigh (WN7 3JL). It has a recorded floor area of 292 m² (around 3143 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory, outbuildings and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in November 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £592,000 sits 62.2% above the 2009 sale of £365,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 37.5% below the postcode norm. At 292 m² the property is well over the postcode median (153 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.