Pearl Assurance House, Flat 22, 32 Queen Street, Wakefield, WF1 1LE

Pearl Assurance House is an end-of-terrace house in Wakefield (WF1 1LE). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. At 32 m² this is the 7th 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 C, with this unit at the bottom.

Held since October 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £104,000 is 22.4% above the 2006 sale price.