Hillthorpe, Wentbridge Lane, Thorpe Audlin, Pontefract, WF8 3EH
About Hillthorpe
Hillthorpe is a semi-detached house in Thorpe Audlin, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF8 3EH). It has a recorded floor area of 335 m² (around 3606 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 335 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2022. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £773,000 is 14.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 25.5% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £675,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Hillthorpe's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
1 application on record at Hillthorpe, Wentbridge Lane, Thorpe Audlin, Pontefract, WF8 3EH
- Feb 2022SubdivisionFullOutcome in report
Subdivision of existing dwelling to create 1no. additional dwelling (second floor flat)
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00990/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£773,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 20 years.
£675,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2021Most recent
£675,000
+93.8%over 20 years19 February 2001
£348,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 3EH: £360,000 (2023–1997).
Versus other Wentbridge Lane homes
Hillthorpe is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,015
Street avg £3,164
Floor Area
335 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.9 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.4 km
Doncaster Rd Causeway Garth Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB







