Zion Chapel, Apartment G7, George Street, Wakefield, WF1 1LG

Zion Chapel is a semi-detached house in Wakefield (WF1 1LG). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 72 m² this is the 7th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in Zion Chapel, where floor areas span 64–94 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 sits 56% above the 2022 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 36% below the postcode norm. At 72 m² it's 15.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 16 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £75,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.