Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
59 Airedale Heights, Wakefield, WF2 8YG
8 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£202,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£170,000)+19%
- Against WF2 8YG's recent median (£162,500)+24%
Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£202,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£170,000)+19%
- Against WF2 8YG's recent median (£162,500)+24%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 59 Airedale Heights is modelled from its 74 m² EPC floor area, its 8 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WF2 8YG. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
74 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2019
Sales of this home
8 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in WF2 8YG
5 sales, median £162,500 (2025–2024)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
Sales timeline
25 September 2025Most recent
£170,000
+3.0%over 4 years2 September 2021
£165,000
+57.1%over 2 years17 July 2019
£105,000
-12.5%over 11 years18 January 2008
£120,000
+33.3%over 3 years13 May 2004
£89,995
+69.8%over 1 year21 March 2003
£53,000
+20.5%over 3 years5 May 1999
£44,000
-6.4%over 3 years27 July 1995
£46,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF2 8YG: £162,500 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in WF2 8YG
What this page doesn't show
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- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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About 59 Airedale Heights
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
59 Airedale Heights is an end-of-terrace house in Wakefield (WF2 8YG). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
A recent sale: £170,000 in September 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 74 m² it's 25.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 19 EPCs). Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £202,000 is 18.8% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 46.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 May 2029
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
May 2019from Sept 2014
Hot Water
GoodAverage
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof Insulation
PartialWell Insulated
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low Energy Lighting
19%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 59 Airedale Heights, Wakefield, WF2 8YG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
59 Airedale Heights has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 59 Airedale Heights, Wakefield, WF2 8YG
1decisions1extensions4documents4nearby
- Jun 2014ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey extension to rear; projection 4m, maximum height 3.4m and height to eaves 2.4m
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/01171/GPD
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Versus other Airedale Heights homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 59 Airedale Heights lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,297
Street avg £2,173
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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.
Crime
409/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Dacre Avenue Top — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary SchoolPrimary589m
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary1.1km
- Ossett South Parade PrimaryPrimary1.2km
- St Michael's CofE AcademyPrimary1.3km
Nearest stops
- Dacre Avenue TopBus stop187m
- Dacre AvenueBus stop210m
- Dacre Avenue EndBus stop350m
- Lindsay AvenueBus stop393m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences3,031 reports46%
- Anti-social Behaviour682 reports10%
- Public Order465 reports7%
- Criminal Damage & Arson425 reports6%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF2 8YG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Late 20th centuryEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 59 Airedale Heights is modelled from its 74 m² EPC floor area, its 8 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WF2 8YG. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 8 sales are recorded for 59 Airedale Heights. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 59 Airedale Heights was lodged in May 2019 at band D and is valid until May 2029. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 59 Airedale Heights. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 23 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WF2 8YG, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 59 Airedale Heights is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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