56a, Duke Of York Street, Wakefield, WF1 3PD
About 56a
56a is an end-of-terrace house in Wakefield (WF1 3PD). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). At 72 m² this is the 4th smallest of 40 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–187 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 40 units on file.
At 72 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 39 EPCs).
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 December 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
56a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
56a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£158,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF1 3PD: £115,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in WF1 3PD
33 Duke Of York Street, Wakefield, WF1 3PD
Sold Feb 2022
£170,0003 Duke Of York Street, Wakefield, WF1 3PD
Sold Jan 2021
£130,00034 Duke Of York Street, Wakefield, WF1 3PD
Sold Jun 2018
£70,00041 Duke Of York Street, Wakefield, WF1 3PD
Sold Sept 2017
£115,00029 Duke Of York Street, Wakefield, WF1 3PD
Sold Nov 2016
£92,000
Versus other Duke Of York Street homes
EPC Rating for 56a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 61 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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Crime
585/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Jacobs Well Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Austin's Catholic Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB