5 Forge Lane, Liversedge, WF15 7AU
About 5 Forge Lane
5 Forge Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Liversedge (WF15 7AU). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft) and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 sits 65.8% above the 2016 sale of £158,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 29.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (September 2016). One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2024.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
5 Forge Lane's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Oct 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a two-storey side extension application was refused at 5 Forge Lane in 2024.
- Mar 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of 2 storey side extension
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 2024/90211
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 16 years.
£158,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
28 September 2016Most recent
£158,000
+6.8%over 6 years26 August 2010
£148,000
+134.9%over 9 years9 February 2001
£63,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF15 7AU: £185,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in WF15 7AU
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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 Forge Lane homes
EPC Rating for 5 Forge Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,859
Street avg £1,634
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Norristhorpe Ln Spring Bank Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School. 31 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB