42 Church Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AX
About 42 Church Street
42 Church Street is an end-of-terrace house in Heckmondwike (WF16 0AX). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Held since January 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £247,000 sits 298.4% above the 2001 sale of £62,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£38/sq ft) was about 65.6% 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
Energy performance
42 Church Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
42 Church Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
42 Church Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£247,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£62,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 January 2001Most recent
£62,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF16 0AX: £110,000 (2019–2011).
Nearby sales in WF16 0AX
32 Church Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AX
Sold Feb 2019
£110,00022a, Church Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AX
Sold Dec 2014
£102,00028 Church Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AX
Sold Apr 2012
£170,00038a, Church Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AX
Sold Jun 2011
£192,00022b, Church Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AX
Sold Mar 2011
£108,000
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Versus other Church Street homes
Price per m² for 42 Church Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£408
Street avg £1,516
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.2 km
Heckmondwike Grammar School. 38 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB