Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£303,000
Newest record on this page: January 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£303,000
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The estimate for Bridge Cottage is modelled from its 113 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WF8 3JJ. 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.
Floor area
113 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2023
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2003
Recent sales in WF8 3JJ
5 sales, median £440,000 (2025–2019)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: January 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Bridge Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
31 January 2003Most recent
£136,500
+95.0%over 4 years16 April 1998
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 3JJ: £440,000 (2025–2019).
Went Cottage, Wentbridge, Pontefract, WF8 3JJ
Sold Jan 2025
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Sold Dec 2024
Northwood, Wentbridge, Pontefract, WF8 3JJ
Sold Sept 2024
Gate House, Wentbridge, Pontefract, WF8 3JJ
Sold Aug 2019
Wenthill House, Wentbridge, Pontefract, WF8 3JJ
Sold Jul 2017
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Bridge Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Wentbridge, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF8 3JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on oil.
Held since January 2003 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 sits 122% above the 2003 sale of £136,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 62.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).
Bridge Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 November 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Bridge Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at Bridge Cottage, Wentbridge, Pontefract, WF8 3JJ
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey extension to rear
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Bridge Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,208
Street avg £3,173
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 172 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Crime
322/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Old Great North Rd Moor Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.8 km
Darrington Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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