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EPC A
About Meadow View Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Meadow View Cottage is a detached house in East Hardwick, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF8 3EF). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2022. The latest certificate (April 2022) returns an A (score 94), the top energy band on the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at A across 2 certificates since April 2022. Main heating runs on oil: heating oil.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in July 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -10.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £579,000 sits 146.4% above the 2009 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 47.8% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Meadow View Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2022
EPC Rating
A
A94
B
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.6 t/year
Occupancy
—
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Meadow View Cottage, Rigg Lane, East Hardwick, Pontefract, WF8 3EF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Sept 2017ConditionsConditions Discharged
Discharge of conditions 4 (Materials), 5 (Finished floor levels), 9 (Boundaries), 11 (Materials), 12 (Bats) from approved application 16/027770/FUL.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£579,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -10.8% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (2009)
£235,000
Growth on file: -10.8% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Rigg Lane homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Meadow View Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,124
Street avg £1,845
Floor Area
209 m²
Street avg 127 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF8 3EF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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