5 Lodge Gardens, Bramham, Wetherby, LS23 6GZ

5 Lodge Gardens is a semi-detached house in Bramham, Wetherby, Wetherby (LS23 6GZ). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2022 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 3-band jump.

At 130 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (160 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 sits 4025% above the 2023 sale of £12,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£9/sq ft) was about 96.8% below the postcode norm. 8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold July 2023 for £12,000.