Keepers Cottage, Heath, Wakefield, WF1 5SL
About Keepers Cottage
Keepers Cottage is a detached house in Heath, Wakefield, Wakefield (WF1 5SL). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in December 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 105), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (128 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Keepers Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Keepers Cottage 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
Keepers Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£197,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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
Versus the street
On floor area, Keepers Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
30 (F)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 190 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 13.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Kirkthorpe Lane Heath Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Outwood Academy City Fields. 12 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB