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3 Brentlea Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 7SE

Extendable2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
76 m²
818 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Brentlea Avenue

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

3 Brentlea Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wakefield (WF2 7SE). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 51.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £220,000. 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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • Corner plotYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Brentlea Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 7SE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a single-storey side and rear extension application was refused at 3 Brentlea Avenue in 2024.

2 applications on record at 3 Brentlea Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 7SE

2decisions2extensions10documents
  1. Feb 2024
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property

    Proposed Single Storey Extension to Side & Rear

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    23/02382/FUL
    Full record in report
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£240,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£220,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 January 2022Most recent

    £220,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WF2 7SE: £195,000 (2024–2019).

On the street

Versus other Brentlea Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 3 Brentlea Avenue runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,895

Street avg £2,019

Strongly above

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

On par
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
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 Cubley Avenue

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3 bed
£252k

1 Crab Lane, Newmillerdam

WF2 7SU

2 bed
£219k

1 Castle View

WF2 7HZ

2 bed1 bath
£420k

1 Cotham Drive

WF2 7FA

4 bed2 bath
£133k

1 Deffer Road

WF2 7HB

2 bed
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

0.2 km

Thornes Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource. 21 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 7SE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WF2 7SE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WF2 7SE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.9dB

Low
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60 dB
65 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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