120 Balne Lane, Wakefield, WF2 0DL

120 Balne Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wakefield (WF2 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 20 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. It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £260,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2009–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£184/sq ft) was about 64.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.