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3 sales on record
About Went Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Went Cottage is a semi-detached house in Wentbridge, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF8 3JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 is 23.8% below the 2025 sale of £370,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 104.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £370,000. 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.
Went Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Went Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2025)
£370,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 25 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.
Price per m² for Went Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,663
Street avg £2,282
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 174 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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
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
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 30 points of interest in total.
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