What type of property is 24 Friarwood Avenue, WF8 1AY?

24 Friarwood Avenue, WF8 1AY is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 24 Friarwood Avenue, WF8 1AY sell for?

24 Friarwood Avenue, WF8 1AY last sold for £250,000 in December 2023, around 2 years ago. Before that, it sold for £213,950 in August 2018, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 24 Friarwood Avenue, WF8 1AY?

Across 2 sales between August 2018 and December 2023, 24 Friarwood Avenue, WF8 1AY rose from £213,950 to £250,000, a change of £36,050. That works out to roughly +3% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 24 Friarwood Avenue, WF8 1AY?

The current EPC rating for 24 Friarwood Avenue, WF8 1AY is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in August 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 24 Friarwood Avenue, WF8 1AY?

24 Friarwood Avenue, WF8 1AY has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (1,076 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in WF8 1AY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 24 Friarwood Avenue, WF8 1AY heated?

The latest EPC at 24 Friarwood Avenue, WF8 1AY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 24 Friarwood Avenue, WF8 1AY located?

24 Friarwood Avenue, WF8 1AY sits in Pontefract. It falls within the WF8 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 24 Friarwood Avenue, WF8 1AY?

Police records around 24 Friarwood Avenue, WF8 1AY 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 Friarwood Avenue, WF8 1AY?

The closest primary school to 24 Friarwood Avenue, WF8 1AY is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (702m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The King's School (726m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 24 Friarwood Avenue, WF8 1AY?

The closest bus stop to 24 Friarwood Avenue, WF8 1AY is Friarwood Surgery, 82m away. The nearest rail option is Pontefract Baghill Rail Station, 521m away.

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24 Friarwood Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 1AY

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

100 m²

1076 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

Overview

About 24 Friarwood Avenue

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

24 Friarwood Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Pontefract (WF8 1AY). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft). The latest certificate (August 2018) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).

At 100 m² it's 26.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 75 EPCs). Across 2018–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 is 10.4% above the 2023 sale price. Last sale on file: £250,000 in December 2023.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

Outside

ParkingYes

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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

B84

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.6 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 24 Friarwood Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 1AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

24 Friarwood Avenue has no planning applications on record.

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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 Friarwood Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£276,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£250,000

Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

20 December 2023Most recent
£250,000
+16.8%over 5 years
30 August 2018
£213,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 1AY: £215,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in WF8 1AY

On the street

Versus other Friarwood Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 75 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 24 Friarwood Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,500

Street avg £2,292

Above

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.6 t/year

Street avg 1.3 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

2 years

Street avg 6 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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.

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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

Friarwood Surgery — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WF8 1AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.6dB

Low

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70 dB

75 dB

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