16 Birkhill, Castleford, WF10 3LJ
About 16 Birkhill
16 Birkhill is an end-of-terrace house in Castleford (WF10 3LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
16 Birkhill sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Heating controls changed
Planning history
16 Birkhill has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
16 Birkhill has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£141,000
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 WF10 3LJ: £120,000 (2025–2020).
Versus other Birkhill homes
CO₂ Emissions for 16 Birkhill lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford. 15 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB







