23 Church Lane, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AT
About 23 Church Lane
23 Church Lane is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Heckmondwike (WF16 0AT). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good.
Held since December 2006 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 is 43.9% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 23.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
23 Church Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
23 Church Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£177,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£123,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 December 2006Most recent
£123,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF16 0AT: £138,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in WF16 0AT
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Versus other Church Lane homes
23 Church Lane outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,281
Street avg £1,158
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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. 38 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB