Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Gardeners Cottage, Heath, Wakefield, WF1 5SL
Estimated value
£257,000
- Against WF1 5SL's recent median (£960,000)-73%
Newest record on this page: October 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
91 m²
980 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 23
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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
£257,000
- Against WF1 5SL's recent median (£960,000)-73%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Gardeners Cottage is modelled from its 91 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WF1 5SL. 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
91 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2014
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in WF1 5SL
5 sales, median £960,000 (2024–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Gardeners Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF1 5SL: £960,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in WF1 5SL
The Dower House, Heath, Wakefield, WF1 5SL
Sold Oct 2024
£1,000,000High Croft, Heath, Wakefield, WF1 5SL
Sold Oct 2023
£1,325,000Kings Arms Cottage, Heath, Wakefield, WF1 5SL
Sold Aug 2022
£575,000Old Hall Gardens, Heath, Wakefield, WF1 5SL
Sold Mar 2022
£960,000Woodside, Heath, Wakefield, WF1 5SL
Sold Dec 2021
£580,000
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for Gardeners Cottage, Heath, Wakefield, WF1 5SL. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn 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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About Gardeners Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Gardeners Cottage is a detached house in Heath, Wakefield, Wakefield (WF1 5SL). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 91 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (128 m² median across 13 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Gardeners Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jul 2024
Current Certificate
Jul 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F23
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 7 July 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Gardeners Cottage, Heath, Wakefield, WF1 5SL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Gardeners Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Gardeners Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
23 (F)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 188 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 13.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
585/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Kirkthorpe Lane Heath Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Outwood Academy City Fields. 12 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Outwood Academy City FieldsSecondary1.7km
- Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary1.7km
- Outwood Primary Academy Park HillPrimary1.7km
- Sandal Magna Community AcademyPrimary1.8km
Nearest stops
- Kirkthorpe Lane Heath HallBus stop161m
- Kirkthorpe Ln Almshouse LaneBus stop171m
- Heath FarmBus stop719m
- Heath CommonBus stop742m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences3,379 reports41%
- Shoplifting810 reports10%
- Public Order743 reports9%
- Anti-social Behaviour708 reports9%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF1 5SL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Gardeners Cottage is modelled from its 91 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WF1 5SL. 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. No sale is recorded for Gardeners Cottage, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. 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 Gardeners Cottage was lodged in July 2014 at band F and expired in July 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Gardeners Cottage. 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 12 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WF1 5SL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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