12 Alma Lane, Heckmondwike, WF16 9AB
About 12 Alma Lane
12 Alma Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in Heckmondwike (WF16 9AB). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 73 m² it's 19.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. A recent sale: £180,000 in March 2025. Today's modelled estimate of £224,000 is 24.4% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 35.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
12 Alma Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Alma Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
12 Alma Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£224,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£180,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 March 2025Most recent
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF16 9AB: £139,500 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in WF16 9AB
Everything we know about 12 Alma Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Alma Lane homes
On years held, 12 Alma Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,466
Street avg £2,033
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
Alma Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Co-op Academy Smithies Moor. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB