42 Baghill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HA
About 42 Baghill Lane
42 Baghill Lane is a semi-detached house in Pontefract (WF8 2HA). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since November 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £186,000 sits 250.9% above the 2000 sale of £53,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 57.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Apr 2023
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Planning history
42 Baghill Lane has an approved front extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 42 Baghill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HA
- Apr 2020ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Front of property
Canopy to front
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00557/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
42 Baghill Lane's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£186,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£53,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 November 2000Most recent
£53,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 2HA: £265,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in WF8 2HA
Versus other Baghill Lane homes
On price per m², 42 Baghill Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£609
Street avg £1,462
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
Northfield Dr Eastfield Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







