2 Bede House, College Grove Road, Wakefield, WF1 3RN

2 Bede House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Wakefield (WF1 3RN). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 96 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 72–152 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (66 versus a worst of 33). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Held since September 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £175,000 sits 257.1% above the 1998 sale of £49,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£47/sq ft) was about 58.5% below the postcode norm.