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Get started1 Hall Cottages is a semi-detached house in Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF8 3JT). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since August 2017. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 108.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 118 m² it sits well below the postcode median (172 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 11 years ago, in September 2015.
1 Hall Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
1 Hall Cottages has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
Application for the removal of a willow tree in the conservation area
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 15 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 15 years.
On floor area, 1 Hall Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,390
Street avg £2,181
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 201 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey
Erection of a first floor extension
1 more application for this property
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1 September 2015Most recent
£400,000
+118.6%over 15 years21 June 2000
£183,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 3JT: £395,000 (2024–2014).
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Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Rectory Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB
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