116 Alverthorpe Road, Wakefield, WF2 9PL
About 116 Alverthorpe Road
116 Alverthorpe Road is a mid-terrace house in Wakefield (WF2 9PL). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 68.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £125,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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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
116 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
116 Alverthorpe Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£133,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 16 years.
£125,000
Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
20 October 2022Most recent
£125,000
+19.0%over 15 years7 December 2006
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF2 9PL: £150,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in WF2 9PL
122 Alverthorpe Road, Wakefield, WF2 9PL
Sold Sept 2025
£144,000100 Alverthorpe Road, Wakefield, WF2 9PL
Sold May 2023
£118,000124 Alverthorpe Road, Wakefield, WF2 9PL
Sold Sept 2022
£165,000126 Alverthorpe Road, Wakefield, WF2 9PL
Sold Sept 2022
£170,000112 Alverthorpe Road, Wakefield, WF2 9PL
Sold May 2022
£150,000
Versus other Alverthorpe Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 116 Alverthorpe Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,404
Street avg £1,146
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
New Scarborough Rufford Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School. 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
52.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB







