Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Pearl Assurance House, Flat 1, 32 Queen Street, Wakefield, WF1 1LE
4 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
41 m²
441 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Tenure
Private Rental
About Pearl Assurance House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Pearl Assurance House is a mid-terrace house in Wakefield (WF1 1LE). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. At 41 m² this is the 23rd smallest of 24 units on EPC record in Pearl Assurance House, where floor areas span 19–78 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 24 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sold January 2021 for £71,250. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £106,000 is 48.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 32.3% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Apr 2018EPC Rating
A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 April 2028
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Pearl Assurance House, Flat 1, 32 Queen Street, Wakefield, WF1 1LE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Pearl Assurance House has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Pearl Assurance House's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£106,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.7% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2021)
£71,250
Growth on file: -2.7% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
18 January 2021Most recent
£71,250
+18.8%over 4 years3 August 2016
£60,000
+33.3%30 June 2016
£45,000
-57.1%over 9 years3 October 2006
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF1 1LE: £40,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in WF1 1LE
Pearl Assurance House, Flat 3, 32 Queen Street, Wakefield, WF1 1LE
Sold Nov 2025
£42,500Pearl Assurance House, Flat 14, 32 Queen Street, Wakefield, WF1 1LE
Sold Jul 2025
£40,000Pearl Assurance House, Flat 11, 32 Queen Street, Wakefield, WF1 1LE
Sold May 2025
£38,000Pearl Assurance House, Flat 24, 32 Queen Street, Wakefield, WF1 1LE
Sold Feb 2025
£35,000Pearl Assurance House, Flat 18, 32 Queen Street, Wakefield, WF1 1LE
Sold Oct 2022
£52,000
Versus other Queen Street homes
Four headline reads against 23 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Pearl Assurance House outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,738
Street avg £1,956
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 36 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 1 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Wakefield district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
585/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Westgate A — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
CAPA College. 24 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF1 1LE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.5dB
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