78 Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 9BE
About 78 Dewsbury Road
78 Dewsbury Road is a mid-terrace house in Wakefield (WF2 9BE). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
78 Dewsbury Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
78 Dewsbury Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£121,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF2 9BE: £96,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in WF2 9BE
Versus other Dewsbury Road homes
EPC Rating for 78 Dewsbury Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 79 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
Manor Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Michael's CofE Academy. 25 schools nearby.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB







