What type of property is 79 The Grove, WF2 6LD?

79 The Grove, WF2 6LD is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 79 The Grove, WF2 6LD?

79 The Grove, WF2 6LD last sold for £52,500 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 79 The Grove, WF2 6LD?

The current EPC rating for 79 The Grove, WF2 6LD is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in December 2025. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 79 The Grove, WF2 6LD?

79 The Grove, WF2 6LD has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (581 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WF2 6LD. Source: EPC Register.

How is 79 The Grove, WF2 6LD heated?

The latest EPC at 79 The Grove, WF2 6LD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 79 The Grove, WF2 6LD?

79 The Grove, WF2 6LD is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 79 The Grove, WF2 6LD located?

79 The Grove, WF2 6LD sits in Walton, Wakefield, Wakefield. It falls within the WF2 postcode district.

Is 79 The Grove, WF2 6LD in a safe area?

Police records around 79 The Grove, WF2 6LD show an average of 409 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (15% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 79 The Grove, WF2 6LD?

The closest primary school to 79 The Grove, WF2 6LD is Walton Primary Academy (163m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Thomas � Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy (2.1km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 79 The Grove, WF2 6LD?

The closest bus stop to 79 The Grove, WF2 6LD is The Grove, 206m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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79 The Grove, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6LD

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 00

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

54 m²

581 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 79 The Grove

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

79 The Grove is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Walton, Wakefield, Wakefield (WF2 6LD). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. At 54 m² this is the 20th smallest of 61 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–102 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2021. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average.

Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 sits 107.6% above the 2022 sale of £52,500. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £52,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Communal gardenYes
ParkingOff street

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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.

79 The Grove's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Dec 2025

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

1.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 15 December 2035

9 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 79 The Grove, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6LD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

79 The Grove has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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

£109,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£52,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

21 July 2022Most recent
£52,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in WF2 6LD: £87,500 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in WF2 6LD

On the street

Versus other The Grove homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

79 The Grove is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£972

Street avg £1,016

On par

Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 56 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.4 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Brooklands View, Walton

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1 Attlee Crescent

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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

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

0.2 km

The Grove — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Walton Primary Academy. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF2 6LD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WF2 6LD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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