23 Askam Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 2PN
About 23 Askam Avenue
23 Askam Avenue is a semi-detached house in Pontefract (WF8 2PN). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £204,000 sits 334% above the 1995 sale of £47,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£43/sq ft) was about 66.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
23 Askam Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 23 Askam Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 2PN
- Aug 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey extension to side
- Reference
- 03/99/64777/A
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2004Decision
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Sales history & valuation
23 Askam Avenue's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£204,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£47,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 April 1995Most recent
£47,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 2PN: £167,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in WF8 2PN
Versus other Askam Avenue homes
Years Held for 23 Askam Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£461
Street avg £1,655
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Darkfield Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.5dB