31 Church Lane, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AT
About 31 Church Lane
31 Church Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Heckmondwike (WF16 0AT). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 88 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). Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 is 28.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 78% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £146,000 in February 2022. 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
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Energy performance
31 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
Heating controls changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
31 Church Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
31 Church Lane changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£187,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 9 years.
£146,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
3 February 2022Most recent
£146,000
+21.7%over 6 months27 July 2021
£120,000
+9.1%over 8 years15 July 2013
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF16 0AT: £122,500 (2022–2008).
Nearby sales in WF16 0AT
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- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Church Lane homes
EPC Rating for 31 Church Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,659
Street avg £1,111
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 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