5 Cyprus Street, Wakefield, WF1 2RW

5 Cyprus Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Wakefield (WF1 2RW). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in January 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £414,000 sits 53.9% above the 2018 sale of £269,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 41.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in April 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.