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.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 is 14.4% above the 2022 sale price. 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 February 2032
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.
From £820 · Includes VAT
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.
£143,000
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
£118,000126 Alverthorpe Road, Wakefield, WF2 9PL
Sold Sept 2022
£170,000124 Alverthorpe Road, Wakefield, WF2 9PL
Sold Sept 2022
£165,000112 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 £1,162
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
409/mo
Falling 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







