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About Lilac Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lilac Cottage is a semi-detached house in Wentbridge, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF8 3JP). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £414,000 is 22.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 82.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Last sale on file: £337,000 in April 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.
Lilac Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lilac Cottage, Wentbridge, Pontefract, WF8 3JP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Nov 2005OutbuildingFullGranted
Detached garage to side (resubmission)
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£414,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2021)
£337,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, Lilac Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,624
Street avg £2,924
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 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
Went Edge Rd Wentbridge Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF8 3JP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 25 points of interest in total.
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