16b, Howden Way, Eastmoor, Wakefield, WF1 4LL

16b is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Eastmoor, Wakefield, Wakefield (WF1 4LL). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 75 m² it's 26.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 30 EPCs). Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £175,000 is 29.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 74.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.