Pearl Assurance House, Flat 24, 32 Queen Street, Wakefield, WF1 1LE

Pearl Assurance House is a semi-detached house in Wakefield (WF1 1LE). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 78 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Pearl Assurance House (19–78 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 85). The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (36 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 sits 237.1% above the 2025 sale of £35,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£42/sq ft) was about 82.3% below the postcode norm. Sold February 2025 for £35,000.