2 Princess Street, Sandal, Wakefield, WF1 5NY

2 Princess Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sandal, Wakefield, Wakefield (WF1 5NY). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.

Held since January 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. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 is 11.7% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 37.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.