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Poplar Farm, Brandy Carr Road, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, WF2 0RS

4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
117 m²
1259 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Poplar Farm

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

Poplar Farm is a detached house in Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, Wakefield (WF2 0RS). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.

At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2020–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -63.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 31% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Last sale on file: £316,500 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Poplar Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Poplar Farm, Brandy Carr Road, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, WF2 0RS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 applications on record at Poplar Farm, Brandy Carr Road, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, WF2 0RS

3decisions70documents5nearby
  1. Jul 2008
    New BuildFull
    Outcome in report

    3 no town houses, 2 no detached houses, garages and associated works

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    08/00897/FUL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. New BuildDecision
  4. New BuildDecision

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  • The 70 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.

Latest sale on Poplar Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£311,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -63.8% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (2021)

£316,500

Growth on file: -63.8% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 April 2021Most recent

    £316,500

    -63.8%over 9 months

  2. 23 June 2020

    £875,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WF2 0RS: £180,000 (2025–2025).

On the street

Versus other Brandy Carr Road homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Poplar Farm is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,705

Street avg £2,165

Above

Floor Area

117 m²

Street avg 72 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.1 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Poplar Farm

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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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

Brandy Carr Rd Hawthorn Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate. 14 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

58.4dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for WF2 0RS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Poplar Farm, Brandy Carr Road, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, WF2 0RS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.