1 Woodyard Cottages, Walton, Wakefield, WF1 5RZ
About 1 Woodyard Cottages
1 Woodyard Cottages is a four-bedroom detached house in Walton, Wakefield, Wakefield (WF1 5RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 228 m² (around 2454 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
Held since November 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 228 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 sits 541.8% above the 1999 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£22/sq ft) was about 78.8% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Building
- TenureFreehold
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Energy performance
1 Woodyard Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 Woodyard Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Woodyard Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£353,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£55,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 November 1999Most recent
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF1 5RZ: £160,000 (2025–2005).
Nearby sales in WF1 5RZ
2 Woodyard Cottages, Walton, Wakefield, WF1 5RZ
Sold Sept 2025
£130,0004 Woodyard Cottages, Walton, Wakefield, WF1 5RZ
Sold Dec 2022
£190,0003 Woodyard Cottages, Walton, Wakefield, WF1 5RZ
Sold Aug 2019
£185,0006 Woodyard Cottages, Walton, Wakefield, WF1 5RZ
Sold Nov 2017
£120,0007 Woodyard Cottages, Walton, Wakefield, WF1 5RZ
Sold May 1999
£73,500
Versus other Woodyard Cottages homes
Price per m² for 1 Woodyard Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£241
Street avg £1,421
Floor Area
228 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 13.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Oakenshaw Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Walton Primary Academy. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB