79 The Balk, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6JX

79 The Balk is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Walton, Wakefield, Wakefield (WF2 6JX). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 58 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (58–624 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to A across 12 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

It hasn't traded since January 1998, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (205 m² across 11 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. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 is 45.6% above the 1998 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 19.2% below the postcode norm.