23 Ashworth Road, Pontefract, WF8 2UJ
About 23 Ashworth Road
23 Ashworth Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Pontefract (WF8 2UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £232,000 is 24.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 58.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £186,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemGas
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
23 Ashworth Road has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£232,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 17 years.
£186,000
Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
2 September 2021Most recent
£186,000
+29.2%over 5 years28 April 2016
£144,000
+6.7%over 12 years26 March 2004
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 2UJ: £297,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in WF8 2UJ
Versus other Ashworth Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 23 Ashworth Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,696
Street avg £2,076
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
0.3 km
Monkhill Lane Lady Balk Ln — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School. 21 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.8dB







