5 Buttercup Close, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1ND

5 Buttercup Close is a detached house in Upton, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF9 1ND). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since March 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since June 2000, a hold of 26 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. Today's modelled estimate of £271,000 sits 222.6% above the 2000 sale of £84,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 39.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 106 m² it's 20.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 25 EPCs).