2 Bronte Rise, Castleford, WF10 3TU
About 2 Bronte Rise
2 Bronte Rise is a three-bedroom detached house in Castleford (WF10 3TU). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold August 2021 for £180,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 79 m² it's 19.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £224,000 is 24.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 23.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 May 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
2 Bronte Rise has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2019ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey extension to side
- Agent
- M Ward Architectural Dwg Services
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/02483/CPL
What's in 2 Bronte Rise, Castleford, WF10 3TU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£224,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 21 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
19 August 2021Most recent
£180,000
+16.1%over 5 years20 January 2016
£155,000
+72.3%over 13 years13 June 2002
£89,950
+18.4%over 1 year7 September 2000
£75,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF10 3TU: £214,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in WF10 3TU
Versus other Bronte Rise homes
2 Bronte Rise is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,278
Street avg £2,210
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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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
Gypsy Ln Dahl Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Airedale Academy. 21 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
57.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.8dB







