61 Beech Crescent, Castleford, WF10 3RJ
About 61 Beech Crescent
61 Beech Crescent is a four-bedroom detached house in Castleford (WF10 3RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 149 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 36.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2023 at £345,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Oct 2011Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey extension to rear and garage conversion to study room
- Agent
- Owens design
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/01680/FUL
What's in 61 Beech Crescent, Castleford, WF10 3RJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 61 Beech Crescent was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£357,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 26 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
10 March 2023Most recent
£345,000
+74.7%over 8 years23 January 2015
£197,500
+139.4%over 13 years2 November 2001
£82,500
+37.5%over 4 years26 August 1997
£60,000
-7.7%11 June 1997
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF10 3RJ: £300,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in WF10 3RJ
55 Beech Crescent, Castleford, WF10 3RJ
Sold Aug 2024
£327,50041 Beech Crescent, Castleford, WF10 3RJ
Sold May 2024
£330,00025 Beech Crescent, Castleford, WF10 3RJ
Sold May 2024
£300,00032a, Beech Crescent, Castleford, WF10 3RJ
Sold Oct 2023
£270,00037 Beech Crescent, Castleford, WF10 3RJ
Sold May 2023
£260,000
Versus other Beech Crescent homes
On epc rating, 61 Beech Crescent stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,315
Street avg £2,144
Floor Area
149 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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
Sheepwalk Lane Hillcrest Ave — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Airedale Academy. 20 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
57.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.1dB







