Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
17 Margaret Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Outwood, Wakefield, Wakefield (WF1 2NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2020. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £190,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2006–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 72.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 21 EPCs).
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 September 2030
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17 Margaret Street has no planning applications on record.
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17 Margaret Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£191,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 19 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 19 years.
30 October 2025Most recent
£190,000
+40.7%over 4 years18 December 2020
£135,000
+8.0%over 13 years24 September 2007
£125,000
+7.8%over 1 year22 June 2006
£116,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF1 2NJ: £165,000 (2025–2019).
30 Margaret Street, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 2NJ
Sold Mar 2025
28 Margaret Street, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 2NJ
Sold Jan 2025
8 Margaret Street, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 2NJ
Sold Jun 2024
20 Margaret Street, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 2NJ
Sold Mar 2021
3 Margaret Street, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 2NJ
Sold Nov 2018
17 Margaret Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,167
Street avg £1,980
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
585/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Newton Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Outwood Grange Academy. 21 schools nearby.
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