81 Chantry Waters, Waterside Way, Wakefield, WF1 5ED

81 Chantry Waters is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wakefield (WF1 5ED). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. At 89 m² this is the 79th smallest of 81 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–107 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (66 versus a best of 84). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (January 2025) 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 September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 80 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2007–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at -6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 sits 100% above the 2026 sale of £83,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£87/sq ft) was about 52.1% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer was January 2026 at £83,000 — fresh data.