78 Balne Lane, Wakefield, WF2 0DG

78 Balne Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in Wakefield (WF2 0DG). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 868 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £203,000 is 35.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 48.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.