School Cottage, Wentbridge, Pontefract, WF8 3JP
About School Cottage
School Cottage is a semi-detached house in Wentbridge, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF8 3JP). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £338,000 is 20.5% below the 2022 sale of £425,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 122.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £425,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
School Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Sept 2023
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
School Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Price for School Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£338,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 25 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 2022Most recent
£425,000
+9.0%over 2 years16 July 2020
£390,000
+45.8%over 3 years15 September 2016
£267,500
+9.2%over 17 years26 May 1999
£245,000
+456.8%over 1 year21 November 1997
£44,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 3JP: £240,000 (2022–2021).
Nearby sales in WF8 3JP
Gate Cottage, Wentbridge, Pontefract, WF8 3JP
Sold Aug 2022
£230,0006 Red House, Wentbridge, Pontefract, WF8 3JP
Sold Aug 2022
£290,0001 Red House, Wentbridge, Pontefract, WF8 3JP
Sold Jun 2022
£272,0002 Red House, Wentbridge, Pontefract, WF8 3JP
Sold Mar 2022
£170,0003 Red House, Wentbridge, Pontefract, WF8 3JP
Sold May 2021
£220,000
Versus the street
On price per m², School Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,250
Street avg £2,798
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Went Edge Rd Wentbridge Lane — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.8dB