What type of property is 74 Church Street, WF16 0AZ?

74 Church Street, WF16 0AZ is a 2-bedroom detached house.

When did 74 Church Street, WF16 0AZ last change hands?

74 Church Street, WF16 0AZ last sold for £155,000 in August 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £119,995 in September 2005. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 74 Church Street, WF16 0AZ changed over time?

Across 3 sales between September 2005 and August 2021, 74 Church Street, WF16 0AZ rose from £119,995 to £155,000, a change of £35,005. That works out to roughly +1.6% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 74 Church Street, WF16 0AZ have?

The current EPC rating for 74 Church Street, WF16 0AZ is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in February 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 74 Church Street, WF16 0AZ?

74 Church Street, WF16 0AZ has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (775 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 74 Church Street, WF16 0AZ heated?

The latest EPC at 74 Church Street, WF16 0AZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 74 Church Street, WF16 0AZ?

74 Church Street, WF16 0AZ is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 74 Church Street, WF16 0AZ located?

74 Church Street, WF16 0AZ sits in Heckmondwike. It falls within the WF16 postcode district.

What is crime like near 74 Church Street, WF16 0AZ?

Police records around 74 Church Street, WF16 0AZ show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 55% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 74 Church Street, WF16 0AZ?

The closest primary school to 74 Church Street, WF16 0AZ is Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy (278m), one of 33 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Heckmondwike Grammar School (93m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 74 Church Street, WF16 0AZ?

The closest bus stop to 74 Church Street, WF16 0AZ is Heckmondwike Grammar School, 138m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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74 Church Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AZ

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

72 m²

775 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 74 Church Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

74 Church Street is a two-bedroom detached house in Heckmondwike (WF16 0AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 is 21.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 84.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £155,000 in August 2021. 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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Feb 2024

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 74 Church Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

74 Church Street has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 74 Church Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£188,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£155,000

Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

12 August 2021Most recent
£155,000
+19.2%over 2 years
16 April 2019
£130,000
+8.3%over 13 years
22 September 2005
£119,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in WF16 0AZ: £126,500 (2024–2019).

Nearby sales in WF16 0AZ

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On the street

Versus other Church Street homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

74 Church Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,153

Street avg £1,314

Strongly above

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 82 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Heckmondwike district page.

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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. 39 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF16 0AZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WF16 0AZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.8dB

Low

55 dB

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65 dB

70 dB

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