Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get startedWhite Rose House, Valley Road, Darrington, Pontefract, WF8 3BT
About White Rose House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
White Rose House is a detached house in Darrington, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF8 3BT). It has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (around 2110 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 48.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 196 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £650,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
White Rose House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on White Rose House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£673,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2024)
£650,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Valley Road homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, White Rose House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,316
Street avg £2,802
Floor Area
196 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Valley Road Fairways Court — bus stop.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
55.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
Curated scenic spots within reach of this postcode, served by Beautifulplaces.ai. Photography and tagging come from their open dataset.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about White Rose House, Valley Road, Darrington, Pontefract, WF8 3BT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.