What type of property is 24 Castle Mews, WF8 1AH?

24 Castle Mews, WF8 1AH is a semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 24 Castle Mews, WF8 1AH?

24 Castle Mews, WF8 1AH last sold for £79,500 in July 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £128,556 in July 2007, so prices have been falling over 14 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 24 Castle Mews, WF8 1AH?

Across 2 sales between July 2007 and July 2021, 24 Castle Mews, WF8 1AH fell from £128,556 to £79,500, a change of £49,056. That works out to roughly -3.4% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 24 Castle Mews, WF8 1AH?

The current EPC rating for 24 Castle Mews, WF8 1AH is C with a score of 77 out of 100, lodged in August 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 24 Castle Mews, WF8 1AH?

24 Castle Mews, WF8 1AH has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (646 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

How is 24 Castle Mews, WF8 1AH heated?

The latest EPC at 24 Castle Mews, WF8 1AH records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 24 Castle Mews, WF8 1AH?

24 Castle Mews, WF8 1AH is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 24 Castle Mews, WF8 1AH located?

24 Castle Mews, WF8 1AH sits in Pontefract. It falls within the WF8 postcode district.

What is crime like near 24 Castle Mews, WF8 1AH?

Police records around 24 Castle Mews, WF8 1AH show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 62% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 24 Castle Mews, WF8 1AH?

The closest primary school to 24 Castle Mews, WF8 1AH is St Giles C of E Academy (432m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is New College Pontefract (1.4km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 24 Castle Mews, WF8 1AH?

The closest bus stop to 24 Castle Mews, WF8 1AH is Pontefract Castle B Monkhill Stn, 61m away. The nearest rail option is Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station, 252m away.

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24 Castle Mews, Pontefract, WF8 1AH

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 2nd

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

60 m²

646 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 77

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 24 Castle Mews

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

24 Castle Mews is a semi-detached house in Pontefract (WF8 1AH). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. At 60 m² this is the 17th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 22 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £104,000 is 30.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 17.8% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £79,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C77

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.0 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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21st century2nd Floor FlatEPC CNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 24 Castle Mews, Pontefract, WF8 1AH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

24 Castle Mews has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

12 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

24 Castle Mews's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£104,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -3.4% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£79,500

Growth on file: -3.4% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

22 July 2021Most recent
£79,500
-38.2%over 14 years
19 July 2007
£128,556

Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 1AH: £90,000 (2024–2023).

Nearby sales in WF8 1AH

On the street

Versus other Castle Mews homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

24 Castle Mews outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,325

Street avg £1,627

Strongly below

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 58 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

On par

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Pontefract district page.

Full Pontefract report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Pontefract Castle B Monkhill Stn — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Giles C of E Academy. 19 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF8 1AH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WF8 1AH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.9dB

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