The Homestead, Valley Road, Darrington, Pontefract, WF8 3BX
About The Homestead
The Homestead is a detached house in Darrington, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF8 3BX). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.
At 155 m² it's 22% larger than the typical home in the postcode (127 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £400,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year.
Energy performance
The Homestead sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 April 2034
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Planning history
The Homestead has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at The Homestead, Valley Road, Darrington, Pontefract, WF8 3BX
- Jun 2025ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00755/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Price for The Homestead has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£403,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 28 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
27 March 2025Most recent
£400,000
+566.7%over 28 years7 February 1997
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 3BX: £410,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in WF8 3BX
Stonegarth, Valley Road, Darrington, Pontefract, WF8 3BX
Sold Dec 2022
£440,000Hollywell, Valley Road, Darrington, Pontefract, WF8 3BX
Sold Apr 2021
£446,000Weeton, Valley Road, Darrington, Pontefract, WF8 3BX
Sold Nov 2017
£356,000Mowell House, Valley Road, Darrington, Pontefract, WF8 3BX
Sold Aug 2017
£410,000Orchard Bungalow, Valley Road, Darrington, Pontefract, WF8 3BX
Sold Jul 2017
£265,000
Versus other Valley Road homes
The Homestead is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,581
Street avg £2,401
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.0dB







