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Get started18 Hope Street is an end-of-terrace house in Dewsbury (WF13 2BT). It has a recorded floor area of 190 m² (around 2045 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in June 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 190 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 44 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 sits 62.1% above the 2009 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£46/sq ft) was about 26.3% below the postcode norm.
18 Hope Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£154,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£95,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On co₂ emissions, 18 Hope Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£500
Street avg £822
Floor Area
190 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
West Park Street — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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3 June 2009Most recent
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF13 2BT: £140,000 (2023–2016).
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Closest school
0.3 km
Carlton Junior and Infant School. 40 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB
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