Flat 5, 15 Blenheim Road, Wakefield, WF1 3JZ

Flat 5 is a two-bedroom detached house in Wakefield (WF1 3JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 34 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (34–104 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 40 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £145,000 in October 2020. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 is 14.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 188.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.