21 Birch Street, Wakefield, WF1 5ER
About 21 Birch Street
21 Birch Street is a mid-terrace house in Wakefield (WF1 5ER). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £131,000 is 45.6% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £90,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
21 Birch Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 21 Birch Street, Wakefield, WF1 5ER
- Jul 2023ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with maximum projection of 4.3m, maximum height of 3.9m and maximum height of eaves 2.8m
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01208/GPD
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£131,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 20 years.
£90,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
22 November 2021Most recent
£90,000
+7.1%over 13 years13 February 2008
£84,000
+121.3%over 6 years4 July 2001
£37,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF1 5ER: £92,500 (2024–2018).
Versus other Birch Street homes
Habitable Rooms for 21 Birch Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,125
Street avg £1,115
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Belle Vue Stadium — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Sandal Magna Community Academy. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB