25 The Laurels, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, WF12 8JN

25 The Laurels is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, Dewsbury (WF12 8JN). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 33 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (33–92 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 27 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since April 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 £109,000 sits 386.6% above the 1998 sale of £22,400. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 60.3% below the postcode norm. At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (55 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.