5 Silver Birch Grove, Finningley, Doncaster, DN9 3EQ

5 Silver Birch Grove is a three-bedroom detached house in Finningley, Doncaster, Doncaster (DN9 3EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (November 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in January 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £222,000 sits 335.3% above the 1996 sale of £51,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£52/sq ft) was about 67.3% below the postcode norm.