81 The Balk, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6JX
About 81 The Balk
81 The Balk is a detached house in Walton, Wakefield, Wakefield (WF2 6JX). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
A recent sale: £610,000 in March 2025. At 138 m² it sits well below the postcode median (205 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£411/sq ft) was about 100.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Certificate validity
Valid until 6 August 2034
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Planning history
1 application on record at 81 The Balk, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6JX
1 live now- Jul 2025ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey extension to rear single storey garage extension porch extension and infill extension to front first floor extension to front. Introduction of render changes to external materials and alterations to fenestrations across the dwelling. Alteration to access, repositioned and widened dropped kerb section formation of new access and driveway
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01295/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
81 The Balk valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£669,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£610,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 March 2025Most recent
£610,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF2 6JX: £520,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in WF2 6JX
3 Overtown Court, The Balk, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6JX
Sold Nov 2022
£880,0001 Overtown Court, The Balk, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6JX
Sold Mar 2021
£810,00074 The Balk, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6JX
Sold Mar 2019
£475,00072 The Balk, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6JX
Sold Nov 2017
£345,00069 The Balk, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6JX
Sold Sept 2017
£520,000
Versus other The Balk homes
81 The Balk outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,420
Street avg £2,316
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 241 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
409/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Walton School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Walton Primary Academy. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB