16 Waterside is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Fairburn, Knottingley, Knottingley (WF11 9GY). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 64 m² this is the 5th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since July 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.8% per year against 0% for the wider region.
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16 Waterside has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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16 Waterside changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£148,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 1 year.
£160,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 1 year.
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16 Waterside outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £2,325
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Quarry Bank — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Ventilation system changed
10 July 2006Most recent
£160,000
+8.8%30 June 2006
£147,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF11 9GY: £150,000 (2023–2019).

CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
WF11 9EG
Closest school
0.5 km
Fairburn Community Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.1dB