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8 Castle View, Wakefield, WF2 7HZ

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
118 m²
1270 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Castle View

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

8 Castle View is a four-bedroom detached house in Wakefield (WF2 7HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 54.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £397,500. 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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-west-facing
  • ParkingOff street

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
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  • 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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Castle View, Wakefield, WF2 7HZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Castle View has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 8 Castle View, Wakefield, WF2 7HZ

1decisions1extensions8documents
  1. May 2014
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Single storey extensions to front, side and rear

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    14/00539/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.

8 Castle View has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£437,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£397,500

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 June 2021Most recent

    £397,500

    +373.2%over 21 years
  2. 5 November 1999

    £84,000

    +5.0%over 2 years
  3. 26 June 1997

    £79,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in WF2 7HZ: £290,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Castle View homes

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

8 Castle View outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,369

Street avg £2,450

Strongly above

Floor Area

118 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Below
Before you decide

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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
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.

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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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 7HZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WF2 7HZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WF2 7HZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.5dB

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

Common questions

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