23 Balmoral Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Knottingley (WF11 8RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
It hasn't traded since March 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 sits 252.9% above the 2002 sale of £51,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£58/sq ft) was about 55.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs).
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23 Balmoral Drive has an approved front extension on the planning record.
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23 Balmoral Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£180,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 4 years.
£51,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 4 years.
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What we flagged
Price per m² for 23 Balmoral Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£622
Street avg £1,497
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Arncliffe Drive Sandringham Ave — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Front of property
Part two storey part single storey extensions to front
26 March 2002Most recent
£51,000
+12.1%over 4 years6 February 1998
£45,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF11 8RQ: £140,000 (2025–2019).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
WF11 8RF
Closest school
0.5 km
Willow Green Academy. 13 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.8dB