What kind of home is 16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU?

16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU?

16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU last sold for £182,500 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £120,000 in August 2015, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU changed over time?

Across 2 sales between August 2015 and February 2021, 16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU rose from £120,000 to £182,500, a change of £62,500. That works out to roughly +7.9% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU?

The current EPC rating for 16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU is E with a score of 41 out of 100, lodged in June 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU?

16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (807 sq ft), around 19 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 70% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in WF2 0HU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU use?

The latest EPC at 16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU had any planning applications?

16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU has council approval for two-storey side extension granted in December 2016 under ref. 16/02850/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU?

16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU in?

16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU sits in Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, Wakefield. It falls within the WF2 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU?

Police records around 16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU show an average of 7 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 65% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (477% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU?

The closest primary school to 16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU is Wrenthorpe Academy (468m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Outwood Grange Academy (1.3km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU?

The closest bus stop to 16 Duke Of York Street, WF2 0HU is Duke Of York Street, 92m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Duke Of York Street, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0HU

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

75 m²

807 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 41

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Duke Of York Street

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

16 Duke Of York Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, Wakefield (WF2 0HU). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 75 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 21 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 is 39.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 50.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £182,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

16 Duke Of York Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jun 2022

EPC Rating

E41

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Duke Of York Street, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0HU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey side extension at 16 Duke Of York Street.

1 application on record at 16 Duke Of York Street, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0HU

1decisions1extensions7documents5nearby

Dec 2016
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
16/02850/FUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£254,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£182,500

Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

16 February 2021Most recent
£182,500
+52.1%over 5 years
20 August 2015
£120,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WF2 0HU: £135,000 (2025–2015).

Nearby sales in WF2 0HU

On the street

Versus other Duke Of York Street homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 16 Duke Of York Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,433

Street avg £2,272

On par

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 58 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

Strongly below

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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 Wakefield district page.

Full Wakefield report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

7/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Duke Of York Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Wrenthorpe Academy. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF2 0HU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WF2 0HU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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