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5 Cartwright Drive, Wakefield, WF1 3FG

EPC BEV chargerExtendable1 planning record

Estimated value

£371,000

  • Since the 2024 sale (£380,000)-2%
  • Against WF1 3FG's recent median (£280,000)+33%

Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
122 m²
1313 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 85
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£371,000

  • Against its 2024 sale (£380,000)-2%
  • Against WF1 3FG's recent median (£280,000)+33%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 5 Cartwright Drive is modelled from its 122 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WF1 3FG. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    122 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2021

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2024

  • Recent sales in WF1 3FG

    5 sales, median £280,000 (2025–2021)

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SalesLatest sale shown: September 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 5 Cartwright Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 March 2024Most recent

    £380,000

    +18.8%over 2 years

  2. 14 January 2022

    £319,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in WF1 3FG: £280,000 (2025–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 5 Cartwright Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Cartwright Drive is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Wakefield (WF1 3FG). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (October 2021) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2022–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Last sale on file: £380,000 in March 2024. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes
  • GarageDouble

Building

  • EV chargerYes
  • RefurbishedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Oct 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
—

Certificate validity

Valid until 27 October 2031

4 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Cartwright Drive, Wakefield, WF1 3FG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 5 Cartwright Drive, Wakefield, WF1 3FG

1decisions4documents3nearby
  1. Aug 2022
    OutbuildingOutline
    Outcome in report

    Proposed outbuilding

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    22/01604/CPL
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  • The 4 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus other Cartwright Drive homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Cartwright Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,115

Street avg £3,137

On par

Floor Area

122 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 1.0 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

2 years

Street avg 3 years

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Wakefield district page.
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Crime

585/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

College Grove Rd Hepworth Gardens — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School. 26 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary302m
  • Heart of Yorkshire Education Group16 plus549m
  • St Austin's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary735m
  • Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) SchoolPrimary787m

Nearest stops

  • College Grove Rd Hepworth GardensBus stop182m
  • College Grove Road College Grove ViewBus stop193m
  • Queen Elizabeth GSBus stop202m
  • Belgravia RoadBus stop213m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences3,379 reports41%
  • Shoplifting810 reports10%
  • Public Order743 reports9%
  • Anti-social Behaviour708 reports9%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF1 3FG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WF1 3FG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WF1 3FG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Cartwright Drive is modelled from its 122 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WF1 3FG. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 5 Cartwright Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Cartwright Drive was lodged in October 2021 at band B and is valid until October 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 5 Cartwright Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 26 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WF1 3FG, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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