12 Firth House, George Street, Wakefield, WF1 1LJ
About 12 Firth House
12 Firth House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Wakefield (WF1 1LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 65 m² this is the 14th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–72 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (44 versus a best of 78). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62).
At 65 m² it's 18.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 16 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £105,000 sits 61.5% above the 2020 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 18.7% below the postcode norm. Sold February 2020 for £65,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- BalconyYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
12 Firth House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
12 Firth House has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£105,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£65,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 February 2020Most recent
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF1 1LJ: £79,950 (2023–2013).
Versus other George Street homes
12 Firth House is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,000
Street avg £1,672
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Denby Dale Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
CAPA College. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.9dB







