18 Darrington Road, East Hardwick, Pontefract, WF8 3DS

18 Darrington Road is a three-bedroom detached house in East Hardwick, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF8 3DS). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Main heating runs on oil.

It hasn't traded since March 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £420,000 sits 107.9% above the 2005 sale of £202,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 19.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 108 m² it's 25.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (145 m² median across 18 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs).