224 Smeeth Road, Marshland St James, Wisbech, PE14 8ES

224 Smeeth Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Marshland St. James, Wisbech, Wisbech (PE14 8ES). It has a recorded floor area of 298 m² (around 3208 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 298 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2009–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £498,000 sits 192.9% above the 2014 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 59.1% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.