The Ancient Shepherd is a detached house in Cridling Stubbs, Knottingley, Knottingley (WF11 0AS). It has a recorded floor area of 252 m² (around 2713 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £492,000 is 40.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 21.7% below the postcode norm. At 252 m² the property is well over the postcode median (129 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 8 years since the last transfer (May 2018).
The Ancient Shepherd's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Change of use from public house to private dwelling
The Ancient Shepherd valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£492,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 12 years.
£349,950
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 12 years.
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On floor area, The Ancient Shepherd stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,389
Street avg £2,305
Floor Area
252 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

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Alterations to convert public house to private dwelling
Full planning data for The Ancient Shepherd, Wrights Lane, Cridling Stubbs, Knottingley, WF11 0AS
2 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
24 May 2018Most recent
£349,950
+89.2%over 12 years24 February 2006
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF11 0AS: £340,000 (2025–2019).
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Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Ancient Shephard — bus stop.
Closest school
2.8 km
De Lacy Academy. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB