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About Bridge Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 15% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 sits 105.1% 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).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Bridge Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Bridge Cottage, Wentbridge, Pontefract, WF8 3JJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Bridge Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2013ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey extension to rear
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Bridge Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.0% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2003)
£136,500
Growth on file: 15.0% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Bridge Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,208
Street avg £3,101
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 173 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Old Great North Rd Moor Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF8 3JJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.3dB
Everything within walking distance
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