134 Balne Lane, Wakefield, WF2 0DN

134 Balne Lane is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wakefield (WF2 0DN). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Period features are noted in the property record.

At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Sold August 2021 for £189,600. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 is 30.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 17.6% below the postcode norm.