Highmere, Silver Street, Fairburn, Knottingley, WF11 9JA
3 planning records
About Highmere
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Highmere is a semi-detached house in Fairburn, Knottingley, Knottingley (WF11 9JA). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £338,000 is 35.2% above the 2009 sale price. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 123 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (151 m² median across 24 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Highmere's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Feb 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Highmere, Silver Street, Fairburn, Knottingley, WF11 9JA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Oct 2023ConservatoryFullIn report
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£338,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 12 years.
Last sold (2009)
£249,950
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Silver Street homes
Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Highmere outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,032
Street avg £2,195
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Knottingley district page.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Old Garth Croft — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF11 9JA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Highmere, Silver Street, Fairburn, Knottingley, WF11 9JA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.
