Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Hill Cottage, Heath, Wakefield, WF1 5SN
Estimated value
£165,000
- Against WF1 5SN's recent median (£405,000)-59%
Newest record on this page: December 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
85 m²
915 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£165,000
- Against WF1 5SN's recent median (£405,000)-59%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Hill Cottage is modelled from its 85 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WF1 5SN. 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
85 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2024
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in WF1 5SN
5 sales, median £405,000 (2024–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 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.
Hill 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 5SN: £405,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in WF1 5SN
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Sold Jul 2024
£615,000School House, Heath, Wakefield, WF1 5SN
Sold Jun 2024
£405,000Heath House, Apartment 4, Heath, Wakefield, WF1 5SN
Sold Mar 2024
£325,000Heath House, Apartment 3, Heath, Wakefield, WF1 5SN
Sold Feb 2023
£285,000Heath House, Apartment 1, Heath, Wakefield, WF1 5SN
Sold Oct 2021
£755,000
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for Hill Cottage, Heath, Wakefield, WF1 5SN. 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 Hill Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hill Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Heath, Wakefield, Wakefield (WF1 5SN). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.
At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (171 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar 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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Dec 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 December 2034
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hill Cottage, Heath, Wakefield, WF1 5SN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Hill Cottage has no planning applications on record.
8
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 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Hill Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 365 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 15.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 9 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.
Crime
585/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Kirkthorpe Lane Heath Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary1.6km
- Sandal Magna Community AcademyPrimary1.6km
- Outwood Academy City FieldsSecondary1.6km
- Outwood Primary Academy Park HillPrimary1.6km
Nearest stops
- Kirkthorpe Lane Heath HallBus stop119m
- Kirkthorpe Ln Almshouse LaneBus stop145m
- Heath CommonBus stop701m
- Kirkthorpe LaneBus stop766m
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 5SN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 build
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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 Hill Cottage is modelled from its 85 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WF1 5SN. 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 Hill 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 Hill Cottage was lodged in December 2024 at band E and is valid until December 2034. 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 Hill 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 14 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WF1 5SN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Hill Cottage is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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