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School Cottage, Wentbridge, Pontefract, WF8 3JP

5 sales on record

Estimated value

£313,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£425,000)-26%
  • Against WF8 3JP's recent median (£242,500)+29%

Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
100 m²
1076 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£313,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£425,000)-26%
  • Against WF8 3JP's recent median (£242,500)+29%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for School Cottage is modelled from its 100 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WF8 3JP. 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.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    100 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2013

  • Sales of this home

    5 sales recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in WF8 3JP

    5 sales, median £242,500 (2025–2022)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: December 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for School Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 August 2022Most recent

    £425,000

    +9.0%over 2 years

  2. 16 July 2020

    £390,000

    +45.8%over 3 years

  3. 15 September 2016

    £267,500

    +9.2%over 17 years

  4. 26 May 1999

    £245,000

    +456.8%over 1 year

  5. 21 November 1997

    £44,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 3JP: £242,500 (2025–2022).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About School Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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 £313,000 is 26.4% 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 106.4% 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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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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

Current Certificate
Sept 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Expired on 12 September 2023

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against School Cottage, Wentbridge, Pontefract, WF8 3JP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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.

On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², School Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,250

Street avg £2,711

Strongly above

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 118 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

Above
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.
Full Pontefract report

Crime

322/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Went Edge Rd Wentbridge Lane — bus stop.

Nearest stops

  • Went Edge Rd Wentbridge LaneBus stop107m
  • Great North Rd Wentbridge LaneBus stop194m
  • Old Great North Rd Moor LaneBus stop445m
  • Went Edge Road Went Edge BridgeBus stop550m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,025 reports45%
  • Anti-social Behaviour528 reports12%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson345 reports8%
  • Shoplifting344 reports8%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for WF8 3JP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WF8 3JP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£336k

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£285k

1 Carleton Green Close

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£379k

1 Ash Grove, Darrington

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£256k

1 Carleton Park Road

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5 bed2 bath
£255k

1 Barnswick Close

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for School Cottage is modelled from its 100 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WF8 3JP. 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.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 5 sales are recorded for School Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for School Cottage was lodged in September 2013 at band D and expired in September 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to School Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from WF8 3JP. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
School Cottage is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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