29 Church Lane, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AT
About 29 Church Lane
29 Church Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Heckmondwike (WF16 0AT). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft.
At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 is 21% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£90/sq ft) was about 23.8% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £138,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- LoftYes
Energy performance
29 Church Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
29 Church Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
29 Church Lane's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£167,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.4% per year over 17 years.
£138,000
Growth on file: 0.4% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
9 June 2022Most recent
£138,000
+12.7%over 5 years25 January 2017
£122,500
-4.7%over 11 years20 October 2005
£128,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF16 0AT: £120,000 (2022–2008).
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Versus other Church Lane homes
Floor Area for 29 Church Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£965
Street avg £1,198
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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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