5 Meadow Close, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 3TB
About 5 Meadow Close
5 Meadow Close is a detached house in Outwood, Wakefield, Wakefield (WF1 3TB). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in March 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £309,000 sits 518.6% above the 1996 sale of £49,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£39/sq ft) was about 76.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 January 2036
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 Meadow Close, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 3TB
- Nov 2009ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/01869/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
5 Meadow Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£309,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£49,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 March 1996Most recent
£49,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF1 3TB: £172,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in WF1 3TB
15 Meadow Close, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 3TB
Sold Dec 2023
£183,00022 Meadow Close, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 3TB
Sold Apr 2023
£272,50018 Meadow Close, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 3TB
Sold Sept 2019
£148,5007 Meadow Close, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 3TB
Sold Jul 2016
£172,0009 Meadow Close, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 3TB
Sold Jul 2016
£201,000
Versus other Meadow Close homes
On price per m², 5 Meadow Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£423
Street avg £2,179
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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Crime
585/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Broadmeadows Sheridan Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







