Chimneys is a detached house in Birkin, Knottingley, Knottingley (WF11 9LR). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in July 2003. Today's modelled estimate of £484,000 sits 93.6% above the 2003 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 29.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
Chimneys's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Retention of a first floor extension to the side of
£484,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Price per m² for Chimneys lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,634
Street avg £2,379
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 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
1.8 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Proposed construction of an all weather riding arena in paddock behind Meadow View and
Full planning data for Chimneys, Roe Lane, Birkin, Knottingley, WF11 9LR
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11 July 2003Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF11 9LR: £435,000 (2024–2013).
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Sold Jun 2017
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Sold Oct 2013
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CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
The Paddock — bus stop.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB