3 Dorman Avenue, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1ES

3 Dorman Avenue is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Upton, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF9 1ES). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Held since September 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2001–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 sits 145.7% above the 2009 sale of £52,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£86/sq ft) was about 40.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 57 m² it's 26.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 12 EPCs).