42 Alverthorpe Road, Wakefield, WF2 9NN
About 42 Alverthorpe Road
42 Alverthorpe Road is a mid-terrace house in Wakefield (WF2 9NN). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 sits 274.6% above the 1999 sale of £35,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£42/sq ft) was about 57.5% below the postcode norm. At 78 m² it's 15.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 6 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
42 Alverthorpe 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
42 Alverthorpe Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£133,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.4% per year over 1 year.
£35,500
Growth on file: -1.4% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
6 September 1999Most recent
£35,500
-1.4%6 September 1999
£36,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF2 9NN: £88,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in WF2 9NN
Versus other Alverthorpe Road homes
42 Alverthorpe Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£462
Street avg £1,276
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Alverthorpe Road Denhale Ave — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School. 24 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
53.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB







