3 Abbey Gardens, Pontefract, WF8 1TE
About 3 Abbey Gardens
3 Abbey Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Pontefract (WF8 1TE). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in September 2005. Across 2001–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 sits 81.8% above the 2005 sale of £192,500. At 125 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 7 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
3 Abbey Gardens 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.
Sales history & valuation
3 Abbey Gardens's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.1% per year over 5 years.
£192,500
Growth on file: 14.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
22 September 2005Most recent
£192,500
+83.3%over 4 years16 February 2001
£104,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 1TE: £190,000 (2021–2014).
Nearby sales in WF8 1TE
Versus other Abbey Gardens homes
3 Abbey Gardens outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,540
Street avg £1,662
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Monkhill Lane Willowdene Ln — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.0dB