5 Apple Mews, Hendal Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7PB

5 Apple Mews is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wakefield (WF2 7PB). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 82 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 43 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £175,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £232,000 is 32.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£198/sq ft) was about 78.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.