20 Arundel Street, Wakefield, WF1 3LW

20 Arundel Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wakefield (WF1 3LW). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 62 m² this is the 5th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–202 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 (54 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 62 m² it's 23.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 sits 333.3% above the 2016 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£45/sq ft) was about 16.5% below the postcode norm. 10 years since the last transfer (June 2016). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.