1 Castle Grove, Pontefract, WF8 1GW

1 Castle Grove is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Pontefract (WF8 1GW). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 60 m² this is the 13th smallest of 35 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–66 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 35 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 19.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 is 13.2% below the 2006 sale of £123,300, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 24.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in March 2006. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.