5 High Street, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1HR

5 High Street is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Upton, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF9 1HR). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 618 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (December 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2004–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 24.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £144,000 is 12.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 36.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.