8 Alma Lane, Heckmondwike, WF16 9AB
About 8 Alma Lane
8 Alma Lane is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Heckmondwike (WF16 9AB). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1002 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2012. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 is 44.2% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 23.2% below the postcode norm. 13 years since the last transfer (December 2012).
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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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
8 Alma Lane's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2012Loft ConversionAmendmentIn report
Certificate of lawful development for proposed use conversion of the attic to habitable accommodation with roof lights.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2012/92194
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Alma Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£199,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£138,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 December 2012Most recent
£138,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF16 9AB: £169,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in WF16 9AB
Everything we know about 8 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
Price per m² for 8 Alma Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,483
Street avg £2,142
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
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