254 High Street, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6AJ

254 High Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Boston Spa, Wetherby, Wetherby (LS23 6AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. 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. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

At 174 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £700,000 sits 64.7% above the 2012 sale of £425,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 16.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in March 2012.