Towd Cottage, Wentbridge, Pontefract, WF8 3JP
About Towd Cottage
Towd Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Wentbridge, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF8 3JP). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a G (score 14), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2015–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 is 17.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 17.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £360,500 in September 2020.
Energy performance
Towd Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 26 August 2024
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Planning history
Towd 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.6% per year over 5 years.
£360,500
Growth on file: 13.6% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
17 September 2020Most recent
£360,500
+84.9%over 4 years20 November 2015
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 3JP: £272,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in WF8 3JP
4 Red House, Wentbridge, Pontefract, WF8 3JP
Sold Dec 2025
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Sold Aug 2022
£425,000Gate 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
£272,000
Versus the street
EPC Rating for Towd Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,557
Street avg £2,993
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
322/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Went Edge Rd Wentbridge Lane — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.8dB







