Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Castle Hill, Wakefield, WF2 8YH
5 sales on record
Estimated value
£183,000
- Since the 2019 sale (£125,000)+46%
- Against WF2 8YH's recent median (£138,000)+33%
Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
59 m²
635 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£183,000
- Against its 2019 sale (£125,000)+46%
- Against WF2 8YH's recent median (£138,000)+33%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Castle Hill is modelled from its 59 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WF2 8YH. 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
59 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2017
Sales of this home
5 sales recorded, the latest in 2019
Recent sales in WF2 8YH
5 sales, median £138,000 (2025–2016)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | 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 at least doubled since 2002.
Sales timeline
29 November 2019Most recent
£125,000
+20.2%over 2 years1 June 2017
£104,000
-1.0%25 May 2017
£105,000
14 March 2005
£104,500
+74.2%over 2 years23 May 2002
£59,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF2 8YH: £138,000 (2025–2016).
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- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 1 Castle Hill
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Castle Hill is a semi-detached house in Wakefield (WF2 8YH). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
Sold November 2019 for £125,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £183,000 is 46.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 49.8% 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
Feb 2017EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 February 2027
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Castle Hill, Wakefield, WF2 8YH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Castle Hill has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Castle Hill homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 1 Castle Hill runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,119
Street avg £2,085
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
0.1 km
Dacre Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary SchoolPrimary551m
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary964m
- St Michael's CofE AcademyPrimary1.2km
- Ossett South Parade PrimaryPrimary1.3km
Nearest stops
- Dacre AvenueBus stop119m
- Dacre Avenue TopBus stop149m
- Dacre Avenue EndBus stop247m
- Magdalene RoadBus stop291m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences3,031 reports46%
- Anti-social Behaviour682 reports10%
- Public Order465 reports7%
- Criminal Damage & Arson425 reports6%
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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 8YH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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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 1 Castle Hill is modelled from its 59 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WF2 8YH. 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. 5 sales are recorded for 1 Castle Hill. 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 1 Castle Hill was lodged in February 2017 at band D and is valid until February 2027. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 1 Castle Hill. 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 24 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WF2 8YH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 1 Castle Hill 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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