Stephen House is a semi-detached house in Knottingley (WF11 9AW). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 27 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in Stephen House, where floor areas span 26–66 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 12 units on file.
At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (46 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Stephen House has no planning applications on record.
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Stephen House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£163,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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.
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On floor area, Stephen House runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
27 m²
Street avg 42 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed

Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
WF11 9AW
The Croft Chapel Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Botolphs CE Academy. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB