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Get started255a is a five-bedroom detached house in Batley (WF17 0AR). It has a recorded floor area of 216 m² (around 2325 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £513,000 sits 60.3% above the 2014 sale of £320,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 27.7% below the postcode norm. At 216 m² it's 24.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (173 m² median across 3 EPCs). Last changed hands 12 years ago, in October 2014. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
255a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
255a has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Extension: Single storey
ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION
255a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£513,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 8 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 8 years.
Price per m²
£1,481
Street avg £1,551
Floor Area
216 m²
Street avg 198 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey
ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION
17 October 2014Most recent
£320,000
+23.1%over 8 years18 August 2006
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF17 0AR: £275,000 (2024–2002).
Years Held
12 years
Street avg 12 years
WF17 0BH
Upper Batley Ln Upper Batley Low Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Batley Grammar School. 33 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB
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