Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Swales Yard, Pontefract, WF8 1DG
Estimated value
£132,000
- Since the 2002 sale (£35,000)+277%
- Against WF8 1DG's recent median (£81,000)+63%
Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 36
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£132,000
- Against its 2002 sale (£35,000)+277%
- Against WF8 1DG's recent median (£81,000)+63%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Swales Yard is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WF8 1DG. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
78 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2015
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2002
Recent sales in WF8 1DG
5 sales, median £81,000 (2025–2003)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Swales Yard's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
Sales timeline
27 June 2002Most recent
£35,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 1DG: £81,000 (2025–2003).
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 8 Swales Yard, Pontefract, WF8 1DG. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 8 Swales Yard
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Swales Yard is an end-of-terrace house in Pontefract (WF8 1DG). 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 (February 2015) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since June 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £132,000 sits 277.1% above the 2002 sale of £35,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£42/sq ft) was about 38.4% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Swales Yard sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Feb 2025
Current Certificate
Feb 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F36
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 16 February 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Swales Yard, Pontefract, WF8 1DG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Swales Yard has no planning applications on record.
12
But the area is active
12 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Swales Yard homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Swales Yard is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£449
Street avg £771
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
322/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Joseph's School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary166m
- St Giles C of E AcademyPrimary460m
- The King's SchoolSecondary691m
- Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary778m
Nearest stops
- St Joseph's SchoolBus stop112m
- Valley Gardens ABus stop207m
- Valley Gardens BBus stop225m
- Stuart Road BBus stop246m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,025 reports45%
- Anti-social Behaviour528 reports12%
- Criminal Damage & Arson345 reports8%
- Shoplifting344 reports8%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF8 1DG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 build
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 8 Swales Yard is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WF8 1DG. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 8 Swales Yard. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 Swales Yard was lodged in February 2015 at band F and expired in February 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 8 Swales Yard. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 16 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WF8 1DG, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 8 Swales Yard is in council tax band A. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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