79 High Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AD
About 79 High Street
79 High Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Heckmondwike (WF16 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement and a loft. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
It hasn't traded since August 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 sits 231.3% above the 1998 sale of £83,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£42/sq ft) was about 50.2% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- LoftYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble, Detached
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
79 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
79 High Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
79 High Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£275,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£83,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 August 1998Most recent
£83,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF16 0AD: £85,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in WF16 0AD
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Versus other High Street homes
79 High Street is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£456
Street avg £1,267
Floor Area
182 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.1 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Heckmondwike Grammar School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Heckmondwike Grammar School. 37 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB