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About Hillthorpe
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. 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. At 335 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 6 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. 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
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Hillthorpe's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 5)
Apr 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
13.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hillthorpe, Wentbridge Lane, Thorpe Audlin, Pontefract, WF8 3EH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Feb 2022SubdivisionFullGranted
Subdivision of existing dwelling to create 1no. additional dwelling (second floor flat)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£773,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2021)
£675,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Wentbridge Lane homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
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
0.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF8 3EH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 32 points of interest in total.
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