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Get started12 Darrington Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in East Hardwick, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF8 3DS). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in April 1997. 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 £167,000 sits 339.5% above the 1997 sale of £38,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£47/sq ft) was about 78.3% below the postcode norm. At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (145 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
Latest sale on 12 Darrington Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£167,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£38,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Price per m² for 12 Darrington Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£507
Street avg £2,526
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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10 April 1997Most recent
£38,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 3DS: £535,000 (2025–2021).
37 Darrington Road East Hardwick Pontefract
Sold Jul 2025
29 Darrington Road East Hardwick Pontefract
Sold Jul 2024
41 Darrington Road East Hardwick Pontefract
Sold Sept 2021
39 Darrington Road East Hardwick Pontefract
Sold Sept 2021
35 Darrington Road East Hardwick Pontefract
Sold Jun 2021
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
WF8 3SG
Doncaster Road Darrington Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Carleton High School. 8 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB
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