1 Castle View, Wakefield, WF2 7HZ
About 1 Castle View
1 Castle View is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Wakefield (WF2 7HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in July 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £219,000 sits 329.4% above the 1996 sale of £51,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£79/sq ft) was about 61.1% below the postcode norm. At 60 m² it's 27.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 26 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 Castle View has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
1 Castle View's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£219,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£51,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 July 1996Most recent
£51,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF2 7HZ: £330,000 (2025–2021).
Versus other Castle View homes
On price per m², 1 Castle View runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£850
Street avg £2,570
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Milnthorpe Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB