Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 West Park Drive, Darrington, Pontefract, WF8 3HX
Estimated value
£220,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£175,000)+26%
- Against WF8 3HX's recent median (£180,000)+22%
Newest record on this page: October 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
71 m²
764 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£220,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£175,000)+26%
- Against WF8 3HX's recent median (£180,000)+22%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 4 West Park Drive is modelled from its 71 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WF8 3HX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
71 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2015
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in WF8 3HX
5 sales, median £180,000 (2021–2018)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2022 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
4 West Park Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
Sales timeline
18 October 2022Most recent
£175,000
+929.4%over 24 years23 January 1998
£17,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 3HX: £180,000 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in WF8 3HX
What this page doesn't show
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- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 4 West Park Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 West Park Drive is a detached house in Darrington, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF8 3HX). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 is 25.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 30.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 6 EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £175,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jul 2025
Current Certificate
Jul 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 5 July 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 West Park Drive, Darrington, Pontefract, WF8 3HX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 West Park Drive has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Versus other West Park Drive homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 4 West Park Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,465
Street avg £2,226
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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.
Crime
322/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
West Park Drive Caravan Park — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Darrington Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Darrington Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km
- The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary2.7km
- Carleton High SchoolSecondary2.8km
Nearest stops
- West Park Drive Caravan ParkBus stop24m
- Darrington Hotel Manor Park RiseBus stop1.1km
- Estcourt Rd Thorntree CloseBus stop1.2km
- Valley Road Fairways CourtBus stop1.2km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,025 reports45%
- Anti-social Behaviour528 reports12%
- Criminal Damage & Arson345 reports8%
- Shoplifting344 reports8%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF8 3HX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 4 West Park Drive is modelled from its 71 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WF8 3HX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 4 West Park Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 4 West Park Drive was lodged in July 2015 at band E and expired in July 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 4 West Park Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WF8 3HX, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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