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EPC B
About 26 Birch Way
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
26 Birch Way is a detached house in Pontefract (WF8 2FW). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft). The latest certificate (May 2019) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 35.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold April 2022 for £367,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.1 t/year
Occupancy
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 26 Birch Way, Pontefract, WF8 2FW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
26 Birch Way has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2019ExtensionOutlineGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey extension to rear
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 26 Birch Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£396,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.1% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (2022)
£367,500
Growth on file: 10.1% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Birch Way homes
Four headline reads against 37 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 26 Birch Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,805
Street avg £2,058
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
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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.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Limetrees — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF8 2FW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
60.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 48 points of interest in total.
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