Vine Cottage, Main Street, Walton, Wetherby, LS23 7DJ

Vine Cottage is a semi-detached house in Walton, Wetherby, Wetherby (LS23 7DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Held since September 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £539,000 sits 54% above the 2007 sale of £349,950. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 135 m² it's 18.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (166 m² median across 18 EPCs).