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17 Valley Road, Darrington, Pontefract, WF8 3BT

Swimming pool

Estimated value

£250,000

  • Since the 2010 sale (£200,000)+25%
  • Against WF8 3BT's recent median (£340,000)-26%

Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
84 m²
901 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 29
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£250,000

  • Against its 2010 sale (£200,000)+25%
  • Against WF8 3BT's recent median (£340,000)-26%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 17 Valley Road is modelled from its 84 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WF8 3BT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    84 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2009

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2010

  • Recent sales in WF8 3BT

    5 sales, median £340,000 (2025–2024)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: June 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 August 2010Most recent

    £200,000

    +244.8%over 14 years

  2. 2 April 1996

    £58,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 3BT: £340,000 (2025–2024).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 17 Valley Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Valley Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Darrington, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF8 3BT). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 901 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £250,000 is 25% above the 2010 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenFront and rear
  • GarageYes
  • Swimming poolYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas fired
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 Valley Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 May 2019

Current Certificate
May 2009

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F29
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 15 May 2019

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Valley Road, Darrington, Pontefract, WF8 3BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Valley 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.

On the street

Versus other Valley Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Valley Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,390

Street avg £2,770

On par

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 130 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.4 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Strongly below
Area

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.
Full Pontefract report

Crime

322/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Valley Road Fairways Court — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Darrington Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Darrington Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary808m
  • The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary2.8km
  • De Lacy Primary SchoolPrimary3.0km
  • Carleton High SchoolSecondary3.0km

Nearest stops

  • Valley Road Fairways CourtBus stop92m
  • Valley Rd Havercroft LaneBus stop323m
  • Darrington Hotel Manor Park RiseBus stop353m
  • Bank Wood Rd AllotmentsBus stop538m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,025 reports45%
  • Anti-social Behaviour528 reports12%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson345 reports8%
  • Shoplifting344 reports8%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF8 3BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WF8 3BT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.0dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for WF8 3BT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£255k

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£292k

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WF8 3HE

3 bed1 bath
£317k

1 Brooke Court

WF8 3SH

3 bed1 bath
£336k

1 Ashbourne Drive

WF8 3QZ

3 bed1 bath
£250k

1 Church View

WF8 3SU

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£285k

1 Carleton Green Close

WF8 3NN

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 17 Valley Road is modelled from its 84 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WF8 3BT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 17 Valley Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 17 Valley Road was lodged in May 2009 at band F and expired in May 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 17 Valley Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 4 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WF8 3BT, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
17 Valley Road is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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